Speaker meaning

What does “speaker” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“speaker” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous).

speaker

noun

  1. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

    “the speaker at commencement”

    “an utterer of useful maxims”

  2. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

  3. the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly

    “the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University