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orator
[awr-uh-ter, or-]
noun
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence.
Demosthenes was one of the great orators of ancient Greece.
Law.a plaintiff in a case in a court of equity.
orator
/ ˈɒəə /
noun
a public speaker, esp one versed in rhetoric
a person given to lengthy or pompous speeches
obsoletethe claimant in a cause of action in chancery
Other 51Թ Forms
- oratorlike adjective
- oratorship noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
"Traoré is stylish and confident, with a very open face and a small smile. He is also a powerful orator, and presents himself as a man of the people."
For someone who had got to see Carney as a cerebral technocrat, a crisis-managing central bank governor a decade ago, the transformation into public orator was quite something.
By the 4th century BCE, Athenian orators even quoted lines from the tragedians in court, knowing that jurors “liked quotations from tragedy,” in one scholar’s words.
Biden – once regarded as a gifted communicator and orator - appeared less able to connect with the American people.
His friends describe him as a charismatic orator, who spoke softly and possessed wells of energy for the issues he cared about most.
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