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speaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈspikɚ/ (General-American)
/ˈspiːkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spregʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *spreg-? Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Old English sprecan Old English specan Middle English speken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English spekere, speker English speaker From Middle English speker, spekere, an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old English speca, spreca (“speaker”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (“speaker”), equivalent to speak + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Spreeker (“speaker”), West Frisian sprekker (“speaker”), Dutch spreker (“speaker”), German Low German Spreker (“speaker”), German Sprecher (“speaker”).

Meanings

One who speaks.
- As [David] Bellos points out, those born as English speakers are now a minority of English speakers: most speak it as a second language. English is the world’s biggest interlanguage. 2011 October 28, Adam Thirlwell, “The Joyful Side of Translation”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020:
- Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
- There were three different speakers, but I couldn't make out their accents.
- This title is derived from the first verse of the book (1.1), which is a heading or colophon informing the reader who this Qoheleth was: he was the author of the book, or at least the speaker of the words which are contained in it ... 1989, R. Norman Whybray, Ecclesiastes, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 15:
Loudspeaker.
- She lost her hearing after standing too close to the speaker at the festival.
Speakerphone.
- you're on speaker
- I'm gonna put you on speaker now
The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
One who makes a speech to an audience.
- hired speaker; motivational speaker
- The company hired a motivational speaker to boost morale.
- Near-synonyms: orator, presenter, announcer
(US) A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
(especially, in linguistics) The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
- The speaker spelled out the words to be communicated, letter by letter, while the reader's hand read the speaker's message. In its original form the hand alphabet assumed that both speaker and reader could already speak and spell the words ... 2002, Merlin Donald, A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 242:
(especially, in linguistics) The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text. ▸ The literary character uttering the lyrics of a poem or song, as opposed to the author writing the words of that character.
- Popular culture often incorrectly attributes quotes from the speakers of poems or songs to the authors thereof, as when "I took the one less traveled by" is attributed to Robert Frost rather than to the speaker in Frost's "The Road Not Taken".
A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (compare octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.
(archaic) A wooden pole or spike used by hedgers to carry loads on their shoulders. Possibly Dorset dialect.
- With a speäker, or stake, he tossed the outlying scraps of fuel on the into the conflagration. 1878, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native, page 18:

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Translations (348)

aii ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (one who makes a speech to an audience) · sv ordförande (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · aii ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (one who speaks) · uk гучномо́вець (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · uk ора́тор (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ang spreca (one who speaks) · ja 議長 (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · da taler (one who speaks) · eo laŭtparolilo (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · aii ܗܲܡܙܸܡܵܢܵܐ (one who speaks) · hu kihangosító (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · id bahasawan (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · de Vorsitzende (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ur مُتَکَلِّم (one who speaks) · vi chủ tịch nghị viện (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · id pembicara (one who makes a speech to an audience) · vi loa (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · da højttaler (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · nb speaker (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · es orador (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fa-ira گویَنْدِه (one who speaks) · de Präsident des Unterhauses (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · fr orateur (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ja 話者 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · be спі́кер (one who speaks) · ka ხმამაღლამოლაპარაკე (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · th โฆษก (one who makes a speech to an audience) · dsb referent (one who makes a speech to an audience) · mt speaker (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · uk спі́кер (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · fr parleuse (one who speaks) · mt kelliem (one who speaks) · de Bundestagspräsidentin (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · mk говорител (one who speaks) · ru спи́кер (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ko 확성기 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · it relatrice (one who makes a speech to an audience) · et kõneleja (one who speaks) · pl mówiąca (one who speaks) · cmn 演講人 /演讲人 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · es locutor (one who makes a speech to an audience) · be ара́тар (one who makes a speech to an audience) · sk reproduktor (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fr intervenante (one who makes a speech to an audience) · mn чанга яричг (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · he נוֹאֵם (one who makes a speech to an audience) · de Sprecher (one who speaks) · gl presidente (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · km អូប៉ាល័រ (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ro vorbitoare (one who makes a speech to an audience) · mk претседател (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · sv president (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · hi वक्ता (one who speaks) · nrf pâleux (one who speaks) · ro difuzor (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ko 연설자 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · mi tukuoro (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ia altoparlator (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · mt spiker (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fr haut-parleur (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ko 의장 (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · am ተናጋሪ (one who speaks) · hi अध्यक्ष (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · fr président (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · mi kaiwhaikupu (one who makes a speech to an audience) · km វាគ្មិន (one who speaks) · sh зву̑чнӣк (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · yue 講員 /讲员 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fa-ira سُخَنْران (one who makes a speech to an audience) · el ομιλητής (one who speaks) · sk rečník (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ko 스피커 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · pt altifalante (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · an charrador (one who speaks) · gl oradora (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ia parlator (one who speaks) · mi kaikōrero (one who speaks) · mk говорничка (one who speaks) · cmn 說話者 /说话者 (one who speaks) · be спі́кер (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · txb weṣṣeñca (one who speaks) · pt presidente (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · aii ܪܵܡܩܵܠܵܐ (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · de Präsidentin des Oberhauses (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · sv högtalare (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · es oradora (one who makes a speech to an audience) · kk дыбыс зорайтқыш (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · pl mówiący (one who speaks) · sl zvočnik (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · sv föredragande (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · cs řečník (one who makes a speech to an audience) · id penutur (one who speaks) · cmn 發話者 /发话者 (one who speaks) · fi puhuja (one who speaks) · sk rečník (one who speaks) · fi puhuja (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · ja スピーカー (one who speaks) · tr konuşmacı (one who speaks) · fi kaiutin (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · nb høyttaler (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · et rääkija (one who speaks) · sv talman (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Sprecherin (one who speaks) · te వక్త (one who makes a speech to an audience) · id pelantang (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ru коло́нка (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · vi nghị trưởng (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · el ομιλητής (one who makes a speech to an audience) · eu hizlari (one who makes a speech to an audience) · nb taler (one who speaks) · bg говори́телка (one who speaks) · hu házelnök (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · fr locuteur (one who speaks) · fr locuteur (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · de Präsident des Oberhauses (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · aii ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ru спи́кер (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fa-ira گویِشور (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · pt caixa de som (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ka პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარე (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · hy խոսող (one who speaks) · is hátalari (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · nl spreekster (one who speaks) · ar خَطِيب (one who speaks) · cmn 音箱 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fa-ira صوتال (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ja 拡音器 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · sw spika (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ur مکبر الصوت (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · pt falante (one who speaks) · sv talare (one who makes a speech to an audience) · eu ganberako presidente (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · es hablante (one who speaks) · cmn 報告人 /报告人 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · pl mówczyni (one who speaks) · tr sunucu (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fr parleur (one who speaks) · ka მოლაპარაკე (one who speaks) · ja 話者 (one who speaks) · qu willaq (one who speaks) · ml പ്രാസംഗികൻ (one who makes a speech to an audience) · hu beszélő (one who speaks) · ro oratoare (one who makes a speech to an audience) · sl predsednik (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Parlamentspräsidentin (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · id pemakai bahasa (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · ko 고성기 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · be гаво́рачы (one who speaks) · ru спи́кер (one who speaks) · ml പ്രഭാഷകൻ (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ro orator (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ar سَمَاعَة (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · mk говорник (one who speaks) · fr baffle (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · be гучнагавары́цель (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fa-ira بُلَنْدْگو (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ro vorbitor (one who speaks) · sq altoparlant (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · pt orador (one who makes a speech to an audience) · km វាគ្មិន (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Referent (one who makes a speech to an audience) · cmn 喇叭 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · lv reproduktors (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · et spiiker (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · it presidentessa (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ca orador (one who makes a speech to an audience) · de Präsidentin des Unterhauses (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ko 스피커 (one who speaks) · hu kihangosítás (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · es bocina (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · el ρήτορας (one who makes a speech to an audience) · nl luidspreker (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · eu hiztun mintzazaile (one who speaks) · id pengguna bahasa (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · hy բարձրախոս (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · el πρόεδρος (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · uk мовля́нин (one who speaks) · be прамо́ўца (one who makes a speech to an audience) · pl mówca (one who makes a speech to an audience) · es magnavoz (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · km បំពង់ឧគ្ឃោសនស័ព្ទ (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · sv föreläsare (one who makes a speech to an audience) · pl przewodniczący (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Lautsprecher (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ru докла́дчик (one who makes a speech to an audience) · sq lartëfolës (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · mi kaiwhaikōrero (one who makes a speech to an audience) · eo parolanto (one who speaks) · nb høytaler (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · pl głośnik (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · sq zëdhënës (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · bg ора́тор (one who makes a speech to an audience) · cmn 議長 /议长 (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ru громкоговори́тель (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ko 화자 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ext palranti (one who speaks) · es parlante (one who speaks) · id penutur (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · id pengeras suara (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ko 경음기 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ro speaker (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · nl box (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · mk говорителка (one who speaks) · hu szónok (one who makes a speech to an audience) · lv skaļrunis (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · vi nhà hùng biện (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ko 화자 (one who speaks) · pl spiker (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Nationalratspräsidentin (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Referentin (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fr intervenant (one who makes a speech to an audience) · de Parlamentspräsident (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ur گویَنْدَہ (one who speaks) · is mælandi (one who speaks) · es parlante (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ro vorbitor (one who makes a speech to an audience) · sv talare (one who speaks) · nb parlamentspresident (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · tg гӯянда (one who speaks) · he יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ks وَنَن وول (one who speaks) · es ponente (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ks ووک (one who speaks) · mk звучник (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · mk го́ворник (one who makes a speech to an audience) · eo parolanto (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fi puhuja (one who makes a speech to an audience) · bg председа́тел (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · es locutor (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · fa-ira سُخَنْگو (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · mt kelliema (one who speaks) · vi người diển thuyết (one who makes a speech to an audience) · mk говорник (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · eu bozgorailu (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ms pembesar suara (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · bg високоговори́тел (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · cmn 講員 /讲员 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fr locutrice (one who speaks) · chr ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎩ (one who speaks) · pl mówca (one who speaks) · el μεγάφωνο (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · srn takiman (one who speaks) · ar مُتَكَلِّم (one who speaks) · eo parolonto (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fr locutrice (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · sl predsednica (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ca altaveu (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · uk спі́кер (one who speaks) · cy seinydd (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ru дина́мик (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ja 演説家 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · el ηχείο (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · es altavoz (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · es altoparlante (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fur fevelant (one who speaks) · es bafle (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ja スピーカー (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · la orator (one who speaks) · it presidente (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · fi puhemies (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · sl govorka (one who speaks) · mr बोलणारा (one who speaks) · pl marszałek (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · uz radiokarnay (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · fi puheopas (book) · cmn 揚聲器 /扬声器 (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · dsb referentka (one who makes a speech to an audience) · gl altofalante (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · tr hoparlör (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · gl falante (one who speaks) · th ลำโพง (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · cs mluvčí (one who speaks) · et kõlar (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · bg говори́телка (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fr oratrice (one who makes a speech to an audience) · enm spekere (one who speaks) · mr बोलणारी (one who speaks) · hu hangfal (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · pt oradora (one who makes a speech to an audience) · cs reproduktor (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · hy խոսնակ (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ml സ്പീക്കർ (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · mr बोलणारे (one who speaks) · mk спикер (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · de Vorsitzender (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · bg говори́тел (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ru говоря́щий (one who speaks) · ia orator (one who makes a speech to an audience) · he יו״ר (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ms penutur (linguistics: producer of a given utterance) · hy բանախոս (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ka სპიკერი (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · ur مُتَکَلِم (one who speaks) · ro vorbitoare (one who speaks) · de Nationalratspräsident (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · uk промо́вець (one who makes a speech to an audience) · fr présidente (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · hi सभापति (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · cmn 演說者 /演说者 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ro președinte (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · bg говори́тел (one who speaks) · de Bundestagspräsident (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · pt alto-falante (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · nb parlamentstalsmann (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · sl govornica (one who makes a speech to an audience) · eu ganberako buru (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · lt garsiakalbis (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ru носи́тель (one who speaks) · sh zvȗčnīk (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · it relatore (one who makes a speech to an audience) · az səsucaldan (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · eu mintzalari (one who makes a speech to an audience) · he מרצה (one who makes a speech to an audience) · sl govornik (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ko 연사 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ca parlant (one who speaks) · he רַמְקוֹל (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · nl spreker (one who speaks) · ru ора́тор (one who makes a speech to an audience) · it altoparlante (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ar مُحَدِّث (one who speaks) · enm spekere (politics: the chair or presiding officer) · et valjuhääldi (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · hu hangszóró (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ml സംസാരിക്കുന്നയാൾ (one who speaks) · hi वाचक (one who speaks) · uk мо́вець (one who speaks) · nb høgtaler (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · km វាគ្មិន (one who makes a speech to an audience) · ml സ്പീക്കർ (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · eo parolinto (one who makes a speech to an audience) · tr spiker (one who makes a speech to an audience) · nn høgtalar (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · it parlante (one who speaks) · pdt Rädna (one who speaks) · vo tonöm (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · sk hovorca (one who speaks) · mia aacimona (one who speaks) · cmn 發言者 /发言者 (one who makes a speech to an audience) · uz karnay (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · ja 話し手 (one who speaks) · sl govorec (one who speaks) · he מציג (one who makes a speech to an audience) · id sepiker (loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker) · io parolanto (one who speaks) · hi वक्ता (one who makes a speech to an audience) · gl orador (one who makes a speech to an audience) · enm spekere (one who makes a speech to an audience)

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