Dictionary

spokesperson en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈspoʊksˌpɝsən/ (General-American)
• /ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + person.

Meanings

1. A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.
   • News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […] 2012, C. Holtz-Bacha, J. Strömbäck, Opinion Polls and the Media:
   • A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a group of three hillwalkers who had not returned from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe shortly after 9.05pm on Saturday 5 August. 2023 August 7, Nadeem Badshah, “Bodies of three hillwalkers recovered from ridge in Scottish Highlands”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • Biden and his spokespeople have proudly touted his signature COVID relief bill as a major stimulus for policing in a national context already characterized by globally unparalleled police spending. 2022 January 25, Eric Reinhardt, “How Joe Biden Launched a New Prison Boom”, in Slate:

Forms

Coordinates

spokesdog · spokesman · spokeswoman

Deriveds

spokescreature · spokescritter · spokesmodel · spokestoon · spokespersonship

Synonyms

spox

Translations (113)

sq zëdhënës (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · id juru bicara (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sv talesperson (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh портпаролка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · de Wortführerin (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sl predstavnik (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ar مُتَحَدِّث رَسْمِيّ (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh гласногово̀рница (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fa-ira وَکیل (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ru спи́кер (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fi puhetorvi (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh portparol (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ko 대변자 (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ka პრესმდივანი (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · hu szóvivő (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nb talsperson (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · lt atstovas (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ar نَاطِق رَسْمِيّ (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · da talsperson (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · de Wortführer (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ba вәкил (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ms jurucakap (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · es portavoz (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ru представи́тельница (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uk спі́керка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · tr sözcü (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh портпарол (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · cs zástupce (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · km អ្នកនាំពាក្យ (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mk говорничка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · bg представи́телка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · bg говори́тел (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · id penyambung lidah (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · de Sprecher (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sq shprehës (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · io viceparolanto (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sl predstavnica (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uk ре́чниця (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · pl rzeczniczka (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · lv pārstāve (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · pt porta-voz (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh portparolka (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uk представни́к (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fa-ira سُخَنْگو (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · bg говори́телка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sk hovorkyňa (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · cs mluvčí (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sk zástupkyňa (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · cmn 發言人 /发言人 (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ka წარმომადგენელი (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mk претставничка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ja 代弁者 (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · lt atstovė (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ky өкүл (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mk гласноговорник (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mk претставник (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · he דּוֹבֵר (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uk ре́чник (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · be спі́керка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · tg намоянда (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh glasnogovòrnīk (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ro purtătoare de cuvânt (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh гласногово̀рнӣк (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sk zástupca (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · pl rzecznik (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nl woordvoerster (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · tg сухангӯ (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · kk өкіл (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · be прадстаўні́ца (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sh glasnogovòrnica (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uz vakil (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uk представни́ця (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mk гласноговорничка (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nb talskvinne (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · th โฆษก (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · az mətbuat katibi (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fr porte-parole (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · vi người phát ngôn (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · az vəkil (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · hy խոսնակ (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · cs zástupkyně (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fi tiedottaja (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nl zegsvrouw (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fa-ira نُمایَنْدِه (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ur تَرْجُمان (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · bg представи́тел (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ca portaveu (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nl woordvoerder (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · tg вакил (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · it portavoce (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · et eestkõneleja (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fi edustaja (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · lv pārstāvis (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ru представи́тель (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · et esindaja (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · fi puhemies (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · eo proparolanto (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · uk спі́кер (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ga urlabhraí (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · lo ໂຄສົກ (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mi waha kōrero (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · vi phát ngôn viên (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · be прадстаўні́к (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nl zegsman (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mk говорник (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · nb talsmann (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · de Sprecherin (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ro purtător de cuvânt (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · sk hovorca (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · mi reo kōrero (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · az nümayəndə (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · ml വക്താവ് (person who acts as the voice of a group of people) · be спі́кер (person who acts as the voice of a group of people)