orator

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who delivers a speech or oration

Etymology

From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.

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Synonyms

speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier

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