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orator

noun

ˈȯr-ə-tər

as in lecturer

a person who makes usually formal public speeches though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator

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Recent Examples of orator In the final version, Esposito plays Franklyn Cicero, a politician loosely inspired by both David Dinkins (who served as New York’s first Black mayor from 1990 to 1993) and Roman writer, poet, lawyer, statesman, and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC). —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024 Baldwin is a commanding orator, soulful storyteller, and fierce advocate for justice. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024 Harris isn’t a particularly good orator, in part because her persona behind the podium doesn’t seem like an extension of her personality away from it. —

Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 Eloquent public speaker and campaigner While some may have forgotten the appeal and importance of a gifted orator after nearly eight years of Trump and Biden, voters must not forget the many of the memorable speeches delivered by President Barack Obama. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, TIME, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for orator