orator — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

2

A skilled and eloquent public speaker.

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.

3

Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.

4

A petitioner, a supplicant.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

ancient, confident, famous, good, great, great

VERB + ORATOR

become, hould, play

ORATOR + NOUN

elles, tech

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who delivers a speech or oration

speechmaker
rhetorician
speechifier

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

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

Wiktionary

02

[…] 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

Wiktionary

03

An orator is made, but a poet is born.

Tatoeba · #5285839

04

After a two hour speech everyone was tired of the soapbox orator.

Tatoeba · #8785198

05

Cicero was a great orator and a great philosopher; therefore, a great poet.

Tatoeba · #10009124

06

William's charisma helped him overcome his fear of public speaking and become a confident orator.

Tatoeba · #11617985

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, orator is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.