Noun: speaker spee-ku(r)
- Someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
"the speaker at commencement";
- talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser [Brit]
- Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
"The concert's speakers projected the music across the field";
- loudspeaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system
- The presiding officer of a legislative or deliberative assembly, especially the leader elected to preside over a parliament or legislature
"The Speaker of the House maintains order during congressional debates"
Derived forms: speakers, Speakers
Type of: articulator, electro-acoustic transducer, presiding officer
Part of: P.A., P.A. system, PA, PA system, public address system
Encyclopedia: Speaker, Michigan