speaker

Meanings

Plural: speakers

Noun

• someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
  • "the speaker at commencement"
• electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
• the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
  • "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"
• One who speaks.
• Loudspeaker.
• Speakerphone.
• The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
• One who makes a speech to an audience.
• A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
• The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
• The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
• The literary character uttering the lyrics of a poem or song, as opposed to the author writing the words of that character.
• A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (compare octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.
• A wooden pole or spike used by hedgers to carry loads on their shoulders. Possibly Dorset dialect.

Synonyms

loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, speaker, speaker system, speaker unit, speechmaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer