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(1):

(n.) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.

(2):

(n.) One who speaks.

(3):

(n.) A book of selections for declamation.

(4):

(n.) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Speaker'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/speaker.html. 1828.
 
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