as in lecturer
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator
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Recent Examples of orator
This year’s theme is centered around orator and scholar Frederick Douglass.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
The Indiana Klan peaked under Stephenson, who was known as a spellbinding orator.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
In Millard’s telling, Garfield truly was a potential successor to Lincoln, a great orator and sturdy Midwesterner who abhorred slavery and spoke to the country’s highest ideals.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Mario Cuomo, the soaring orator and three-term governor, embodied the liberal conscience of the 1980s.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
The Indiana Klan peaked under Stephenson, who was known as a spellbinding orator.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
In Millard’s telling, Garfield truly was a potential successor to Lincoln, a great orator and sturdy Midwesterner who abhorred slavery and spoke to the country’s highest ideals.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Mario Cuomo, the soaring orator and three-term governor, embodied the liberal conscience of the 1980s.
—Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orator
Noun
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The rest of the Democratic hopefuls include Collins, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, engineer Felix Tello and UIC adjunct lecturer David Ehrlich.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Peter Woit, a senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University, didn't attend the 2006 conference.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Steven Spielberg was a late addition to the event as a speaker, leading to speculation there may be a surprise screening of his new ‘Disclosure Day,’ though fest organizers deny the possibility.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Wordless electronic lounge music pulses over the speakers, hanging well above the dining room from a triple-height ceiling.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Orator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orator. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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