orator
noun
or·a·tor
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Definition of orator
1
: one who delivers an oration
The orator delivered the funeral oration at the cathedral.
2
: one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker
is a masterly orator, able to reduce a throng of thousands to a hushed silence— Raymond Bonner
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Examples of orator in a Sentence
though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator
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For years Weinberg served as the event’s emcee, and after his death in 1989, others filled that role, most prominently and exuberantly author/activist Studs Terkel, who had spent some of his formative years listening to the soapbox orators. — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, "Maxwell Street Market and Bughouse Square: It must be summer in Chicago," 29 July 2019 Oswald was invited to speak with students about his time behind the Iron Curtain, though Reardon found his skills as an orator lacking. — cleveland.com, "Middleburg Heights Library speaker to discuss encounter with Lee Harvey Oswald," 8 Aug. 2019 Not unknown to controversy Swaraj was known as a fiery orator, who wasn’t afraid of speaking her mind or courting controversy. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who reached out to people, has passed away," 7 Aug. 2019 Michael Bennet, an astute senator from Colorado but an underwhelming orator, may have showed enough spark to attract a second look. — I.k. | Washington, The Economist, "Joe Biden comes under fire in the second Democratic debate," 1 Aug. 2019 One of the early pioneers in podcasting, Carlin is, above all else, a skilled orator. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The Best History Podcasts to Listen to Right Now," 31 July 2019 Booker, by contrast, is like an old-fashioned orator out of the 1960s civil rights movement. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "On the Oratory Trail in Iowa," 11 June 2019 And Chicago students are calling for a local park to be renamed for former slave and groundbreaking orator Frederick Douglass. — Elvia Malagon, chicagotribune.com, "Petition started to remove 'offensive' Merchandise Mart mural of African-American women picking cotton," 9 May 2018 In contrast to the mousy Ms Tsai, Mr Han is a natural orator with a common touch. — The Economist, "Tsai Ing-wen’s prospects for re-election have improved," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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orator
noun
English Language Learners Definition of orator
formal
: a person who makes speeches and is very good at making them
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orator
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or·a·tor
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Kids Definition of orator
: a public speaker noted for skill and power in speaking
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