orator

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/ UK /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A skilled and persuasive public speaker.

The senator was a brilliant orator who could hold any crowd.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a skilled and persuasive... public speakerrhetorician

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Word family

Forms orators

Derived forms oratorizeoratorlikeoratorshiporatoryoratress

Etymology

From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.

oratour Middle English ōrātor Latin

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General Vocabulary

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