spokesman

[ spohks-muh n ]

/ ˈspoʊks mən /

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noun, plural spokes·men.

a person who speaks for another or for a group.

a public speaker.

Nearby words

spoke, spoke-dog, spoken, spoken for, spokeshave, spokesman, spokesmodel, spokesperson, spokeswoman, spokewise, spolia opima

Origin of spokesman

1510–20; spoke¹ (irregular as noun) + 's¹ + -man

Usage note

See -man.

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Examples from the Web for spokesman

A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
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“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
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He has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough.
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Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
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The spokesman also said that Ambassador King “did not view the movie and did not have any contact directly with Sony.”
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All bowed in affirmation, supporting the remarks of their spokesman.
The White Scalper|Gustave Aimard
Byron was well fitted by birth and temperament to be the spokesman of this fierce discontent.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers
A tall, naked man, carrying a huge parasol of ostrich-feathers, acted as spokesman for the villagers.
The Giraffe Hunters|Mayne Reid
At the council the next day, Jumper acting as spokesman for the Indians expressed these views.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
The elder officer, a grave young man of thirty, was spokesman.
Rodman the Keeper|Constance Fenimore Woolson

British Dictionary definitions for spokesman

spokesman

spokesperson (ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən) or feminine spokeswoman (ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən)

/ (ˈspəʊksmən) /

noun plural -men, -persons, -people or -women

a person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization

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spokesman

noun, plural spokes·men.

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British Dictionary definitions for spokesman

spokesman

spokesperson (ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən) or feminine spokeswoman (ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən)

noun plural -men, -persons, -people or -women