Definitions for speaker
ˈspi kərspeak·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser(noun)

   someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

   "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

2. loudspeaker, speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system(noun)

   electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

3. Speaker(noun)

   the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly

   "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. speaker(Noun)

   One who speaks.

   A native English speaker.

2. speaker(Noun)

   Loudspeaker.

3. speaker(Noun)

   The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.

4. speaker(Noun)

   One who makes a speech to an audience.

   The company hired a motivational speaker to boost morale.

5. speaker(Noun)

   A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.

6. speaker(Noun)

   The producer of a given utterance, whether actually spoken or not.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Speaker(noun)

   one who speaks

2. Speaker(noun)

   one who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker

3. Speaker(noun)

   one who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives

4. Speaker(noun)

   a book of selections for declamation

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1. Speaker

   The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England. By convention, Speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as Mister Speaker, if a man, or Madam Speaker, if a woman. In most other cultures other styles are used, mainly equivalents of English "chairman" or "president". In Canadian French, the Speaker of the House of Commons or of a legislature is referred to as Président. Many bodies also have a speaker pro tempore or deputy speaker, designated to fill in when the speaker is not available.

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1. speaker

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, skills, role, responsibility within a form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government session.

   The speaker of various forms of unity government manage and direct the order, agenda and program for governmental business within the legislature.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 18, 2020  

2. speaker

   A type of device or product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles

   There are a wide variety of speakers available for many purposes.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 22, 2020  

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Speaker

   The official designation of the President of the House of Commons, to whom technically, the Members address themselves, though as a matter of fact, they address the country at large through the medium of the Press. Since he never speaks himself, except to rule a point of order, his title is a misnomer.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'speaker' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1295

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'speaker' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1742

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'speaker' in Nouns Frequency: #441

Anagrams for speaker »

1. re-speak

How to pronounce speaker?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of speaker in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of speaker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of speaker in a Sentence

1. Bob Salera:

   We will make every Democrat own de facto Speaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs socialist agenda, and if a member isnt for it, what are they doing to stop it ?

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   Tim Ryan of Youngstown, Ohio, is an inspiring leader, i think that he would do a great job as the next speaker of the House.

3. Leonard Mlodinow:

   Nothing projects intelligence quite like confidence. When you believe in yourself, it shows, and research shows that believing in yourself improves your performance on cognitive tasks. Self-doubt, on the other hand, impairs your performance. What’s worse is that other people pick up on this doubt, which makes you appear less intelligent to them. If you want people to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself. If you’re really smart, you should n’t have to use big words to broadcast it. True intelligence speaks for itself, so you don’t have to show off your impressive vocabulary. In addition, you always run the chance of being wrong. Using a big word incorrectly makes you look, well, not so smart. So, if you want to appear more intelligent, stop studying the dictionary and just focus on communicating effectively. Related : 8 Great Tricks for Reading People's Body Language Communication expert Leonard Mlodinow makes the case that even if two people say exactly the same thing, the one who says it most expressively will be perceived as being smarter. If two speakers utter exactly the same words, but one speaks a little faster and louder and with fewer pauses and greater variation in volume, that speaker will be judged to be more energetic, knowledgeable, and intelligent.

4. Hakeem Jeffries:

   I don't want to get caught in semantics, we all agree, from Speaker Pelosi through every single member of White House Democratic Caucus, that we have a constitutional responsibility to hold an out of control executive branch accountable.

5. Mitt Romney:

   From my own standpoint, I see Paul as one of the people coming along that has the potential to lead our country. And if he became speaker of the House in the near-term, that's also a crucial role.

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