Dictionary

spokeswoman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
   • “As communicated to members of Congress multiple times, these children are not ‘lost,’” said HHS spokeswoman Caitlin Oakley. 2018 September 19, Tal Kopan, “Trump administration admits it lost track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children”, in CNN:
   • A Chiltern spokeswoman told RAIL: "We have an excellent safety record and are working with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch to understand the causes of this incident." 2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: '165' runs through points and into path of LU service”, in Rail, page 20:
   • Topps[…] has signed the Clique Girlz as commercial spokeswomen for Baby Bottle Pop, one of the Top 10 nonchocolate candy brands. 2009 January 28, Brooks Barnes, “Sweet Deal to Promote Tweeny-Bop Girl Group”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2021:

Forms

Deriveds

spokeswomanship

Relateds

spokesperson · spokesdog · spokesman

Synonyms

prolocutrix (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · prolocutress (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people)

Translations (36)

ru представи́тельница (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · eo proparolantino (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · hu szóvivőnő (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · tr sözcü (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · de Sprecherin (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · cmn 女性發言人 /女性发言人 (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · mk претставничка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · cs zástupkyně (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · mk говорничка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sl predstavnica (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sh гласногово̀рница (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · fr porte-parole (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · nl woordvoerster (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · fi edustaja (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · bg говори́телка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sk hovorkyňa (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · nl zegsvrouw (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · uk представни́ця (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · be прадстаўні́ца (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · ro purtătoare de cuvânt (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sk zástupkyňa (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · be спі́керка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · uk ре́чниця (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · da talskvinde (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sh портпаролка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sh glasnogovòrnica (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sh portparolka (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · bg представи́телка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · de Wortführer (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · sv taleskvinna (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · nb talskvinne (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · mk гласноговорничка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · pl rzeczniczka (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · it portavoce (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · fi tiedottaja (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people) · uk спі́керка (woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people)