Speak"er (?), n.
1. One who
speaks. Specifically: (a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a
speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker. (b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a
delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House
of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to
address the king; the Speaker of a House of
Representatives. 2. A
book of selections for declamation. [U. S.]
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