keynote speaker

noun

: one who delivers a keynote address

Examples of keynote speaker in a Sentence

Senator Williams was the keynote speaker at the convention.
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Jessica Weiss is a keynote speaker and executive coach who teaches people and businesses how to find more happiness, fulfillment and satisfaction at work. Jessica Weiss, Contributor, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025 Last year, the dinner was accompanied by a panel of speakers from Judaic, Christian and Muslim faiths including Rabbi Robyn Fisher and Norman Hemming III, an administrative law judge, pastor and chaplain for the FBI who was recently a keynote speaker at COSMOS annual community dinner. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 The Banff World Media Festival has named Anjali Sud as the first keynote speaker for its 2025 BANFF Summit Series. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 The friend and colleague, Renfrew County, Ontario, Paramedic Chief Mike Nolan, saw a huge plume of black smoke rise from the center of the runway and immediately texted Carlson, the keynote speaker at the conference in Toronto this week. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keynote speaker

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of keynote speaker was in 1896

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“Keynote speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20speaker. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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