orator

[ awr-uh-ter, or- ]

noun

1. a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:

   Demosthenes was one of the great orators of ancient Greece.

2. Law. a plaintiff in a case in a court of equity.

orator

/ ˈɒrətə /

noun

1. a public speaker, esp one versed in rhetoric
2. a person given to lengthy or pompous speeches
3. obsolete.
   the claimant in a cause of action in chancery

Other Words From

• ora·tor·like adjective
• ora·tor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of orator¹

1325–75; < Latin ōrātor speaker, suppliant, equivalent to ōrā ( re ) ( oration ) + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English oratour < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

Related Words

• lecturer
• preacher
• public speaker