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spokes⋅man
[spohks-muh
n] 
–noun, plural -men.
| 1. | a person who speaks for another or for a group. |
| 2. | a public speaker. |
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| spokes·man (spōks'mən) n. A man who speaks on behalf of another or others. See Usage Note at man. [Probably spoke, past participle of speak + man.] |
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Spokesman
Spokes"man\, n.; pl. Spokesmen. [Speak, spoke + man.] One who speaks for another. He shall be thy spokesman unto the people. --Ex. iv. 16.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : spokesman
Spanish:
portavoz,
German:
der, *die Wortführer(in),
Japanese:
スポークスマン
spokesman
1519, "an interpreter," 1540 in the sense of "person who speaks for another or others." Irregular formation from spoke, past tense of speak (actually a back-formation from spoken). Spokeswoman is from 1654; spokesperson is from 1972. Spokesmodel is attested from 1990.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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