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Meaning of orator | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
  2. speaker (public speaker)
  3. A skilled and eloquent public speaker.
  4. Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.
    obsolete
  5. A petitioner, a supplicant.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية الخطيب خاطب خطيب خطيبة ناطق
Azərbaycan dili natiq
Беларуская прамоўца
Български оратор
Bosanski govornik orator rečnik retor говорник оратор речник
Català orador oradora
Čeština řečník rétor
Dansk taler
Deutsch Redner Rednerin
Ελληνικά αγορητής αγορήτρια ρήτορας
Esperanto oratoro
Español orador oradora
فارسی خطیب سخنران
Suomi puhuja
Français orateur oratrice
Gaeilge óráidí
Galego orador oradora
हिन्दी वक्ता
Hrvatski govornik orator rečnik retor говорник оратор речник
Հայերեն հռետոր
Italiano oratore oratrice
日本語 演説家 能弁家 雄弁家
ქართული ორატორი
Қазақ тілі шешен
한국어 웅변가
Latina orator oratrix rhetor veterator
Te Reo Māori manu kōrero
Nederlands redenaar
Polski mówca mówczyni orator oratorka
Português orador oradora
Română oratoare orator
Русский оратор
Српски govornik orator rečnik retor говорник оратор речник
Svenska orator talare
Kiswahili msemaji
Türkçe hatip
Українська ора́тор промо́вець речник
اردو خطیب
O'zbekcha notiq
Tiếng Việt diễn giả

Examples

“Tam[burlaine]. Then ſhall we fight⟳ couragiouſlye with them? Or looke you, I ſhould play⟳ the Orator? Tech[elles]. No: cowards and faint-hearted runawaies, Looke for orations when the foe is neere. Our ſwordes shall play⟳ the Orators for vs.”
“[…] when it becomes obvious that I have⟳ not the slightest skill as a speaker – unless, of course, by skilful speaker they mean⟳ one who speaks the truth. If that is what they mean⟳, I would agree⟳ that I am an orator, though not after their pattern.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

oratoress oratorian Oratorical Oratorically Oratories Oratorio

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