spokes·man / ˈspəʊksmən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/, spokes·woman /ˈspəʊkswʊmən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/ noun
( pl. -men / -mən; NAmE /, -women / -wɪmɪn; NAmE /) spokesman (for sb/sth) a person who speaks on behalf of a group or an organization :
a police spokesman
A spokeswoman for the government denied the rumours.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: formed irregularly from spoke (past of speak ), on the pattern of words such as craftsman .