ˈspēkə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English speker, from speken to speak + -er
1.
a. : one that speaks
an excellent speaker of French
b. : a person who addresses an audience : one who makes a public speech
the speaker of the evening
a forceful and logical speaker
c. : one who acts as a spokesman for others ; specifically : a spokesman for an Indian nation or people in a council
2. : the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly ; especially : the presiding officer of a popularly elected legislative body
the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the leader of the majority party in that body — W.S.Sayre
the speaker of the English House of Commons … long ago became a wholly disinterested and impartial moderator — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray
3. : a book of selections for declamation
the readers and speakers used in the academies and colleges — E.C.Shoemaker
4. : loudspeaker
from the speaker came a crackling static — Wirt Williams