speaker
One who speaks.
Noun 4 meanings
One who speaks.
“There were three different speakers, but I couldn't make out their accents.”
Loudspeaker.
“She lost her hearing after standing too close to the speaker at the festival.”
Speakerphone.
“you're on speaker”
The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
Etymology
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.
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SPEAKER at a glance
SPEAKER has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + A 1 + K 5 + E 1 + R 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,025 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with speaker
All rhymesOne letter away
- SNEAKER11
- SPEARER9
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