speaker

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Synonyms: sneaker, spearer, specker, peaker, spraker, speake

Antonyms: sneaker, spearer, specker, peaker, spraker, speake

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Noun

{{senseid|en|someone who speaks}} One who [[speak]]s.
{{senseid|en|loudspeaker}} [[loudspeaker|Loudspeaker]].
{{senseid|en|speakerphone}} [[speakerphone|Speakerphone]].
{{senseid|en|presiding officer}}{{lb|en|politics}} The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. [[House of Commons]] or the U.S. [[House of Representatives]].
{{senseid|en|speechmaker, orator, presenter, or similar}} One who makes a [[speech]] to an audience.
{{senseid|en|book of passages to aid in speechwriting}} {{lb|en|US}} A [[book]] containing [[passage]]s of [[text]] for use in [[speech]]es.
{{senseid|en|linguistics}} {{lb|en|especially|in|_|linguistics}} The [[producer]] of a given [[utterance]], whether [[speech]] or [[text]].
{{senseid|en|a key on a woodwind instrument}} {{lb|en|music}} A key on a [[woodwind]] [[instrument]] of the [[clarinet]] family (compare ''octave key'' on other instruments) which induces the instrument to [[overblow]].
{{senseid|en|pole or spike to aid in carrying a load on one_s shoulders}} {{lb|en|archaic}} A wooden pole or spike used by [[hedgers]] to carry loads on their shoulders. {{ng|Possibly Dorset dialect.}}

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