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

It was not an end in itself, but was a means for producing a finished rhetor.

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

Script., published in 1548, during Barclay's life time, adorns him with the epithets "Scotus, rhetor ac poeta insignis."

From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander

The magical transformation wrought by Roman rule in a century and a half seized the imagination of contemporaries such as the rhetor Aristides.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

To think clearly, to arrange your matter under formal heads, to have each paragraph definitely articulated and each sentence simply and exactly expressed: that was the main lesson of the Greek rhetor.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert

It will be remembered that the Romans considered rhetoric, or the art of the rhetor, or orator, as first in importance.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert