declaimer C2 Topic:Communication US /dɪˈkleɪmər/ UK /dɪˈkleɪmə/ See IPA manual Freq #830559 Meanings 1 noun a person who delivers a forceful, theatrical, or rhetorical speech The religious declaimer denounced luxury from the pulpit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who delivers a... oratorharanguerrhetorician Word family Forms declaimers Related forms declaimdeclamation Etymology Formed from declaim + -er. Declaim comes through French and Latin declamare, 'to practise public speaking or speak rhetorically.' Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # declaimer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈkleɪmər/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈkleɪmə/ **Frequency rank:** 830559 ## Meanings 1. a person who delivers a forceful, theatrical, or rhetorical speech ## Examples - The religious declaimer denounced luxury from the pulpit. ## Synonyms - orator - haranguer - rhetorician ## Related Forms - declaim - declamation ## Etymology Formed from declaim + -er. Declaim comes through French and Latin declamare, 'to practise public speaking or speak rhetorically.' ## Topics - Communication markdown