US /ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/ UK /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #39468

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A skilled and persuasive public speaker.

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

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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.

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