speaker

[ spee-ker ]

/ ˈspi kər /

noun

a person who speaks.

a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.

(usually initial capital letter) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other such legislative assembly.

Also called loudspeaker. an electroacoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible.

a book of selections for practice in declamation.

Words nearby speaker

speak to, speak too soon, speak up, speak volumes, speakeasy, speaker, speaker of the house, speakerphone, speaking, speaking clock, speaking in tongues

Idioms for speaker

be/not beon speakers, British. speaking(defs 9, 10).

Origin of speaker

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at speak, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM speaker

speak·er·ship, nounnon·speak·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for speakers

Tickets go on sale to the public January 15; check back then for a link and an early peek at the inspiring lineup of speakers.
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The speakers emphasized the diversity of the crowd and seemed to almost play defense over any perceived media attacks.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The event was spread over two ballrooms, not one, so that the rolling parade of speakers would not be slowed by lunch.
Team Clinton Prepares for the Other Side of If|David Freedlander|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What infuriates some purists is the fact that correct usage ultimately depends on the majority of speakers.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With|Nick Romeo|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The speakers included a man who had been struck by a hit-and-run driver who had then been chased down by Chubby.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won|Michael Daly|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are speakers there, lots of them that can talk two or three hours at a stretch, but the old war horse could beat them all.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town|Stephen Leacock
My letter to the chairman of the speakers' bureau, Senator Joseph M. Dixon, was by him given to the press and widely published.
Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus
Their names were not among those of the speakers whose fiery oratory had finally prevailed.
Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895|Various
"Connect all speakers for a message in clear," it commanded.
Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
The Exiles are mentioned by way of contrast to the speakers; ii.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for speakers (1 of 2)

speaker

/ (ˈspiːkə) /

noun

a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion

See loudspeaker

Derived forms of speaker

speakership, noun

British Dictionary definitions for speakers (2 of 2)

Speaker

/ (ˈspiːkə) /

noun

the presiding officer in any of numerous legislative bodies, including the House of Commons in Britain and Canada and the House of Representatives in the US, Australia, and New Zealand

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