spokesman
Americannoun
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spokesmen
plural
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a person who speaks for another or for a group.
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a public speaker.
noun
Gender
See -man.
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Etymology
Origin of spokesman
Explanation
A spokesman is a representative, someone who speaks for a group. The spokesman of your French club, for example, might announce the date of your bake sale during your school's morning announcements. You can use the noun spokesman whenever you're talking about an official speaker, a person who communicates information about a company, organization, or other group. It's most common to refer to a man in this position as a spokesman — a more inclusive term for males or females is spokesperson. Spokesman has been around since the 1500's, but spokesperson wasn't first used until the 1970's.
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Selling loans to fund client payouts delivered “a result for the investors that is far beyond what any other equivalent product has accomplished,” the Blue Owl spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Martin O’Donnell, spokesman for the alliance’s top military leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"His transfer from one low-security facility to another is an important distinction," Combs' spokesman told the BBC, adding that the move "is consistent with a decision made with safety and security in mind".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Senator Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, was also sent a letter containing a suspicious substance, but it was intercepted before reaching the office, his spokesman said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
A museum spokesman said yesterday, “Whether or not conclusive proof will be found that this was the work of Michelangelo, we are pleased with our purchase.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
The chips and power supply OpenAI will be ripping away from Sora will be reapplied, its spokesmen have said, for things like coding and creating real-world physics engines for robots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Taliban spokesmen deny her detention is related to her work as a journalist, according to local media.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
"Anthony Joshua was discharged from hospital late this afternoon", spokesmen for Lagos and Ogun state governments said in a joint statement late Wednesday night.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Hegseth’s press spokesmen have followed his lead, as they tend to do, for better or worse.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025
Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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