guest speaker

noun

: a person invited to a gathering to give a speech
He was the guest speaker at the awards ceremony.

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Gia's growth this fall as a guest speaker at Harvard Business School. — Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The calls often open with a guest speaker and close with an evening prayer, offered by a chaplain in the Los Angeles County Fire Department. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The guest speaker is archaeologist Adam Niesley, who will discuss the story of 12,000 years of humanity in San Diego, about adaptations to changing climates, shifting coastlines, disappearing megafauna and new food resources. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 The guest speaker was the late and much-missed Alistair Darling, then the Labour Party’s City spokesman who later became chancellor (or finance minister). — Ian King, CNBC, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for guest speaker

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“Guest speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20speaker. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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