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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'speaker', 'Speaker': /ˈspiːkə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspikɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spē′kər)

speak•er /ˈspikɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

one who speaks:a native speaker of Swahili.
one who speaks formally before an audience;
lecturer:our main speaker for the evening.
Sound Reproductiona device that changes electric signals into sound waves;
loudspeaker:huge hi-fi speakers blasting music.

speak•er (spē′kər),USA pronunciation n.

a person who speaks.
a person who speaks formally before an audience;
lecturer;
orator.
Government(usually cap.) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other such legislative assembly.
Sound ReproductionAlso called loudspeaker. an electroacoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible.
Rhetorica book of selections for practice in declamation.
British Terms be or not be on speakers, See speaking (defs. 9, 10).

1275–1325; Middle English; see speak, -er¹

speak′er•ship′, n.

Spea•ker (spē′kər),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Tris(tram E.), 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

speaker /ˈspiːkə/ n

a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion
See loudspeaker

ˈspeakership n

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Speaker /ˈspiːkə/ n

the presiding officer in any of numerous legislative bodies, including the House of Commons in Britain and Canada and the House of Representatives in the US, Australia, and New Zealand

'speaker' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: orator, lecturer, talker, lector, public speaker, more...

Collocations: a [guest, visiting] speaker (from), was asked to be the [graduation, commencement] speaker, is going to be the speaker at [graduation], more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "speaker" in the title:

...information that the speaker assumes to be shared by _ speaker and _ addressee.
% probability before speaker speaks of event happening
A high level speaker
a highly paid speaker
a native speaker from/of Australia
a native speaker's level
A native-speaker [hyphen]
a rather attached place/activity (<attached> to the speaker that is) or <is it habitual>
A repetitious speaker
a speaker is implied, as is a possibly racially charged subject of discussion
A statement is correct only relative(ly) to the speaker.
A very loud screeching noise from the speaker
add any speaker(s) to slide 4
alternate the role of speaker with the (one / that) of listener
Anglophone vs English-speaker, as noun or as adjective
any native speaker(s)
<Are/Is> the speaker or the listener mentioned in the “reported speech sentence”?
as it evidently wore to the speaker
at (a) native speaker level
Becoming / To become a successful speaker is no easy thing.
behind the speaker
Bringing one's English on/to/at native speaker level
Can rsvp be used for letter of invitation of a guest speaker?
Can we say "You'd better be a native speaker" in a job ad ?
Can "will" be used when the speaker is not sure about the result?
Churchill, what sort of speaker was he_
come - movement toward the speaker
Contractions - the speaker is ... -> the speaker's ...
depending on whether 'a /the' speaker is
describe the facade of an intercom speaker
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