rhetor

[ ree-ter, ret-er ]

/ ˈri tər, ˈrɛt ər /

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noun

a master or teacher of rhetoric.

an orator.

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Origin of rhetor

1325–75; <Latin rhētor<Greek rhḗtōr; replacing Middle English rethor<Medieval Latin, Latin, as above

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How to use rhetor in a sentence

He will be overthrown and humiliated before the Dikastery by a clever rhetor.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
Aristides Rhetor (c. 160) also relates how in the winter, which began with Tobi, the Nile water was at its purest.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The introduction of the rhetor synchronizes with the transition from the private patron to the patron-as-government-official.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse|Various
Juvenal had a full course of education, first under the litterator and the grammaticus, then under the rhetor.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton

It was not the oration of a rhetor—it was the confession of an ardent, pure patriot.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863|Adam Gurowski

British Dictionary definitions for rhetor

rhetor

/ (ˈriːtə) /

noun

a teacher of rhetoric

(in ancient Greece) an orator

Word Origin for rhetor

C14: via Latin from Greek rhētōr; related to rhēma word

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