rhetor

American  

[ree-ter, ret-er] / ˈri tər, ˈrɛt ər /

noun

1. a master or teacher of rhetoric.

2. an orator.

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rhetor British  

/ ˈriːtə /

noun

1. a teacher of rhetoric

2. (in ancient Greece) an orator

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Etymology

Origin of rhetor

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

Example Sentences

"And at the pitcher thou dost become a rhetor?"

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

The hero is one Encolpius, who begins by bewailing to a rhetor named Agamemnon the decline of native eloquence, which his friend admits, and ascribes to the general laxity of education.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

The rhetor Seneca has left us many of these oratorical themes; they discuss stolen children, brigands, and romantic adventures.

From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles

L. Annaeus Seneca, the son of Annaeus Seneca, the rhetor, was born at Corduba in Spain.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

He is not mentioned by Leland, but Bale calls him "insignis sui temporis rhetor ac poeta;" and states further, that in the city of Norwich, "non sine magno auditorum fructu, bonas artes ingenue profitebatur."

From Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various