as in lecturer
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator
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Hezbollah played on the popularity of Nasrallah, a skilled orator who spoke with a lisp and would crack the occasional joke and use slang.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Cicero: The Roman Cicero is an orator in Julius Caesar.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
But Nasrallah has also proved a charismatic leader and orator who has bolstered Hezbollah’s legitimacy through a sophisticated communication strategy and has overcome harsh criticism before.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
Despite having received no formal education, Douglass proved to be a dazzling orator who had firsthand experience of enslavement.
—Christine Kinealy, The Conversation, 14 June 2024
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Cicero: The Roman Cicero is an orator in Julius Caesar.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
But Nasrallah has also proved a charismatic leader and orator who has bolstered Hezbollah’s legitimacy through a sophisticated communication strategy and has overcome harsh criticism before.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024
Despite having received no formal education, Douglass proved to be a dazzling orator who had firsthand experience of enslavement.
—Christine Kinealy, The Conversation, 14 June 2024
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“Orator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orator. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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