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.]
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.]
