spokesperson
Americannoun
Gender
See -person.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of spokesperson
First recorded in 1970–75; spokes(man) + -person
Vocabulary lists containing spokesperson
Media Literacy - Middle School
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Conventions, Writing, and Speaking & Listening, Unit 3
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Example Sentences
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The two trains involved were the 16:40 EMR train from Corby to London St Pancras and the 15:50 Nottingham at London St Pancras at Bedford South, an EMR spokesperson said.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
“The logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable,” a spokesperson said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
New York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said in an email to the Associated Press that Griffin’s lawsuit “repeatedly misrepresents The New York Times story and its reporting.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
A Tomales Bay Capital spokesperson said that the oligarch “had no involvement with the investment.”
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
The officer had fallen asleep inside the car at the time, according to a police spokesperson.’
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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