speaker

The definition of a speaker is a spokesperson or a person giving a speech.

(noun)

An example of speaker is the person who people have gathered around to hear talk about something.

Speaker is defined as an electrical device used to make sound or music louder.

(noun)

An example of speaker is how music is listened to in a car.

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See speaker in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a person who speaks; esp.,
    1. a person who makes a speech or speeches in public
    2. the officer presiding over any of various lawmaking bodies
    3. ☆ the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives
  2. ☆ a book of selections for use as exercises in declamation
    1. a device consisting of a magnet and a diaphragm of paper, plastic, etc., for converting electrical signals to sound waves that are radiated into the air
    2. a boxlike enclosure holding one or more such devices

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See speaker in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. One who speaks.
    b. A spokesperson.
  2. One who delivers a public speech.
  3. often Speaker The presiding officer of a legislative assembly.
  4. A loudspeaker.

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  • speakˈer·shipˌ noun

, Tristram Known as “Tris.” 1888-1958.

American baseball player who earned a career batting average of .344 playing with the Boston Red Sox (1907-1915) and the Cleveland Indians (1916-1926).

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