spokesman
[spohks-muh n]
- a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- a public speaker.
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Origin of spokesman
Usage note
See -man.
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Contemporary Examples
A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
He has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough.
Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
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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December 19, 2014
Historical Examples
"Only place where they would be safe, then," said the spokesman.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
Fitzosborn should he the spokesman, and explain the result of their parliament.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
"We're after our dinner," says Low, as spokesman of the party.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
I looked at the impassive face of the spokesman with the wand.
The Room in the Dragon VolantJ. Sheridan LeFanu
"So there's plenty of choice, after all, you see," said spokesman Hugh in conclusion.
A Tangled TaleLewis Carroll
spokesman
spokesperson (ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən) or feminine spokeswoman (ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən)
- a person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization
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Word Origin and History for spokesman
n.
1510s, "an interpreter," 1530s in the sense of "person who speaks for another or others." Irregular formation from spoke, past tense of speak (actually a back-formation from spoken). Spokeswoman is from 1650s; spokesperson is from 1972. Spokesmodel is attested from 1990.
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