Meaning of speaker in English:

speaker

Pronunciation /ˈspiːkə/

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noun

1A person who speaks.
‘language communication involves the interrelation between speaker and hearer’
- ‘This has the effect of distancing the speaker from the hearer.’
- ‘The closeness between the two speakers gave their following conversation a clandestine air.’
- ‘The underlying system of rules also enables the hearer to understand what the speaker said.’
- ‘What is presupposed in this sense is not asserted by the speaker but is nevertheless understood by the hearer.’
- ‘It's only a few speakers that get the attention.’
- ‘The gesture of raising the eyebrows in conversation expresses one's understanding of the speaker's speech and is an invitation to continue.’
- ‘In ordinary speech, speakers are apt to shift and slide between the possible registers.’
1. 1.1A person who delivers a speech or lecture.
  ‘our guest speaker will give an audiovisual presentation’
  ‘In a majority of the lectures, speakers focused on the historical circumstances of photography that have led to its current state.’
  ‘Guest speakers include David Ledsham, lecturer in art and design at the University of Ulster, and John Wood from Goldsmiths College in London.’
  ‘In 1962 he was a guest speaker at Cambridge's University Indian Society.’
  ‘There will be a three day long slide show of pictures and a guest speaker.’
  ‘The guest speaker was a gentleman by the name of John Todd.’
  ‘When I was 8 or 9 years old our school had a guest speaker come and talk to us about the years he had spent living in China.’
  ‘The guest speaker was Dr Christina Swart-Opperman, the Namibian Businesswoman of the Year 2002.’
  ‘The guest speaker for the week-long celebration will be Jeremy Watson, a leading expert on Spanish wines.’
  ‘When Valley Springs held its annual meeting last year, the guest speaker was well known to many of the members.’
  ‘As a part of our career week next week, we have hired a guest speaker!’
  ‘The guest speaker during the launch was the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon Jesaya Nyamu.’
  ‘As a guest speaker, Gongo said most problems in Africa are likely to take place where the rule of one leader is long and endless.’
  ‘She half heard the guest speaker introduce himself and welcome the audience to the ceremony.’
  ‘She was all fired up about this MP who attended as a guest speaker.’
  ‘Glancing up to look at the guest speaker, Elizabeth was shocked to see his eyes resting on her.’
  ‘The guest speaker at the function is the renowned Namibian athlete, Agnes Samaria.’
  ‘There was a bit of confusion on who was going to be the guest speaker at the start of the event.’
  ‘Five years ago, Cimine recalls, a scheduled speaker became too ill to deliver a speech for an OAAA regional conference.’
  ‘The dinner featured a guest speaker, a souvenir program with financial ads and patrons, and much joyous singing and praise to God.’
  ‘He is a well-known public speaker and has lectured in Ireland, England and the USA.’
  speech-maker, public speaker, lecturer, talker, speechifier, expounder, orator, declaimer, rhetorician, haranguer
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2. 1.2usually with modifier or in combination A person who speaks a specified language.
  ‘he is a fluent English and French speaker’
  ‘What marks a proficient second or foreign language speaker is their command of idioms and other fixed expressions.’
  ‘The intermarriage of Bantu language speakers with the Khoe and San peoples gave rise to new varieties of languages such as Xhosa.’
  ‘A native Marathi speaker, Bal keeps a bound volume of Ramdas open on his table.’
  ‘The last fluent speaker of the Carib language reportedly died in the 1920s, although efforts are now being made to revive that language.’
  ‘What's most fascinating is that non-native English speakers now outnumber native English speakers.’
  ‘Native English speakers would have to learn Mandarin if they were interested in participating in international programs.’
  ‘Today there are around sixty-five thousand native Gaelic speakers.’
  ‘To perform this task, a number of native French speakers were asked to lend their voices for recording.’
  ‘The number of native Bajan speakers has declined in recent decades.’
2
(also Speaker)
The presiding officer in a legislative assembly, especially the House of Commons.
‘President Delaney, the Speaker of the House, and a bevy of civilian and military officials sat silently as the count slowly approached zero.’
- ‘Russell is a policy analyst for the Office of the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives.’
- ‘Three years later he became the first Speaker of the new House of Assembly and held that position until he retired in October 1880.’
- ‘The Speaker of the House and the vice president of the Senate decide who should be on the conference committee.’
- ‘One of the trio could become the next Speaker of the House, second in the Presidential line of succession.’
- ‘Once introduced, the bill is in the hands of the Speaker of the House or the Majority Leader in the Senate.’
- ‘As the leader of the majority party in the House, the Speaker also plays a major role in shaping and implementing party decisions on forthcoming legislation.’
- ‘In 1521 he was made the Kingdom's Undertreasurer and knighted, and in 1523 he became the Speaker of the House of Commons.’
- ‘The Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin MP, said he hoped that many people would tune in to the new service.’
- ‘Becoming Speaker of the House of Commons is happily no longer so precarious, but it certainly has its difficulties.’
- ‘It would be awkward for the embattled Speaker to preside over the affairs of the House during the course of the investigation.’
- ‘The impact of the Speaker is even greater when the House is dealing with private members' bills.’
- ‘The Speaker's House continues to function as it was intended, as a setting for formal entertaining by the Speaker on behalf of the House of Commons.’
- ‘Lorraine Brown is the Speaker of the Northern Territory Parliament.’
- ‘The Speaker called the Senate to order and then opened up the Assembly to the bills to be voted on.’
- ‘With the assistance of the Speaker, the committee again secured more time to investigate the accounts and records.’
3
short for loudspeaker
‘the two speakers let the netbook feature stereo sound’
- ‘Lightning Audio produces amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers and accessories for mobile audio markets.’
- ‘Creative sells a set of stereo speakers with no subwoofer that you can find online for about $15.’
- ‘It includes a DVD player, a receiver, five surround speakers, and a subwoofer.’
- ‘High - end PC stereo systems complete with subwoofer speakers are finding their way into the mainstream.’
- ‘The software turns a PC equipped with a microphone, speakers, and broadband connection into a 21st century telephone.’
- ‘The state-of-the-art sound system has 48 speakers and subwoofers.’
- ‘You'll want at least two quality speakers and a subwoofer.’
- ‘The first modems were hooked up to telephones through little speakers and microphones in a cradle that held the telephone handpiece.’
- ‘Forget about the rear speakers or the subwoofer; they won't be needed.’
- ‘Beanbags and instruments were set around the room, waiting to be used, along with microphones and speakers.’
- ‘You'll need at least five speakers to create full surround-sound audio.’
- ‘On November 3 I ordered a complete digital TV and DVD system with surround sound speakers.’
- ‘A built-in sub-woofer beefs up the sound output by unit's stereo speakers.’
- ‘Just then, the song began over the speaker system and my jaw dropped.’
- ‘Someone had gained access to the cafeteria's speaker system and was playing music.’
- ‘A speaker system has been rigged up to relay the service to crowds outside.’