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Orator

A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent.

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Narrower term 4

Elocutionist 76% connected

One who is versed in elocution; a teacher of elocution.

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Eulogist 76% connected

One who eulogizes or praises; panegyrist; encomiast.

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Haranguer 76% connected

One who harangues, or is fond of haranguing; a declaimer.

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Panegyrist 76% connected

One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking.

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Broader term 3

Speaker 76% connected

One who speaks.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Talker 76% connected

One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.

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Utterer 76% connected

One who utters.

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Oratorical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical triumph; an oratorical es…

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Oratorical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical triumph; an oratorical es…

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Rhetorician 92% connected

One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Speechifier 92% connected

One who makes a speech or speeches; an orator; a declaimer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Speechmaker 92% connected

One who makes speeches; one accustomed to speak in a public assembly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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