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elocutionist

Definition:

a public speaker trained in voice production, gesture, and delivery

Class:

person noun (people)

Related to:

elocution

Plural:

elocutionists

Original source:

Princeton WordNet

Definition references

Wikipedia:

Elocution

the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone. In Western classical rhetoric, elocution was one of the five core disciplines of pronunciation, which was the art of delivering speeches. Orators were trained not only on proper ... (39 of 406 words)

en​.wikipedia​.org​/wiki​/Elocution

Collins Dictionary:

elocution | elocutionary [adjective, related] | elocutionist [noun, related]

the art of public speaking, especially of voice production, delivery, and gesture (12 of 151 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)

www​.collinsdictionary​.com​/dictionary​/english​/elocution

Merriam-Webster:

elocution | oratory [synonym, sense-specific] | public speaking [synonym, sense-specific] | bombast [similar, sense-specific] | grandiloquence [similar, sense-specific] | eloquence [similar, sense-specific] | rhetoric [similar, sense-specific] | discourse [similar, sense-specific] | speech [similar, sense-specific] | ...

a style of speaking especially in public | the art of effective public speaking (13 of 91 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciations)

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/dictionary​/elocution

American Heritage Dictionary:

elocution | elocutionary [adjective, related] | elocutionist [noun, related]

The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized. | A style or manner of speaking, especially in public. (23 of 60 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/elocution

Wiktionary:

elocutionist | elocutionists [plural]

Someone who practices or teaches elocution. (6 of 7 words)

en​.wiktionary​.org​/wiki​/elocutionist

Oxford Dictionary:

orator | public orator [sense-specific] | speaker [types, sense-specific] | official [types, sense-specific]

a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled. | "orator" or : an official speaking for a university on ceremonial occasions. (22 of 70 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)

oxforddictionaries​.com​/definition​/orator

Random House Dictionary:

orator

a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence. | [law] a plaintiff in a case in a court of equity. (25 of 42 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)

dictionary​.infoplease​.com​/orator

Macmillan British Dictionary:

orator [countable] | orators [plural]

someone who makes speeches in public, especially someone who is good at doing this (14 of 39 words, pronunciation)

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/british​/orator

New World Dictionary:

orator

a person who delivers an oration | an eloquent public speaker (10 of 23 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/orator

Cambridge Dictionary:

orator

someone who is good at public speaking (7 of 15 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)

dictionary​.cambridge​.org​/dictionary​/british​/orator

Encarta Dictionary:

public speaking | public speaker [noun, derived]

the skill, practice, or process of making speeches to large groups of people (13 of 27 words)

encarta​.msn​.com​/dictionary 1861736037​/definition​.html  [offline]

Audio references

the Free Dictionary:

elocutionist

Audio: British English pronunciation of "elocutionist"

www​.thefreedictionary​.com​/elocutionist

Merriam-Webster Pronunciation:

elocutionist

Audio: North American pronunciation of "elocutionist"

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/audio​.php file=elocut​03 word=elocutionist

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