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- pronunciation:
- spi
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 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
In a conversation, the person who is talking is called the speaker. Any person who speaks is also a speaker.
The listener usually looks at the speaker while he or she is talking. |
| definition 2: |
A speaker is a person who talks about some special subject to a group of people.
On Friday, a speaker is going to visit Liam's school to talk about fire safety. The speaker works for the fire department and used to be firefighter. |
| definition 3: |
A speaker is a device that sound comes out of.
When the school secretary has a message for the students, they hear her voice through a speaker in the classroom.
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The word speaker
contains the following part:
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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