spokesman

[ spohks-muhn ]
/ ˈspoʊks mən /
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noun, plural spokes·men.

a person who speaks for another or for a group.
a public speaker.

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Origin of spokesman

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

usage note for spokesman

See -man.

Words nearby spokesman

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

deputy, spokesperson, mediator, agent, spokeswoman, delegate, representative, champion, prophet, mouthpiece, protagonist, mouth, talker, speaker, substitute, prolocutor

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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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