1 someone who speaks a particular language:
2 the part of a radio, television, or computer, or of a piece of electrical equipment for playing recorded sound, through which the sound is played. A speaker can be part of the radio, etc. or be separate from it:
There's no sound coming out of the right-hand speaker.
3 the person who controls the way in which business is done in an organization which makes laws:
He served for eight years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
[ as form of address ] Mr Speaker, my honourable friend has failed to consider the consequences of his proposal.
4 a piece of electrical equipment through which recorded or broadcast sound can be heard:
5 someone who speaks a particular language:
6 a person who gives a speech at a public event:
There will be three speakers at the graduation ceremony.
She’s not a good public speaker.
the Speaker of the House
In his opening salvo the speaker fiercely attacked the government's record on healthcare.
She is a confident and self-possessed public speaker.
The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it.
The speaker was applauded as he tore apart the prime minister's policies.
So speakers may merge in minimal pair lists but still maintain a phonetic distinction in conversational style.
As speakers and listeners use particular lexical, semantic, and syntactic representations, some of these representations become bound into routines.
As reported in all these studies, however, there is a fair amount of variability in speakers' intuitions of syllabification, even when dialect is controlled for.
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altavoz, ponente, hablante…
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alto-falante, orador, -ora…
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hoparlör, konuşmacı, konuşma yapan kimse…
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