orators

noun

plural of orator
as in lecturers
a person who makes usually formal public speeches though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator

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Recent Examples of orators Jublin was fascinated by great orators—especially political heavyweights like former French president Jacques Chirac. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026 Kinnock was among his generation’s greatest political orators—to the point that Joe Biden, then a senator from Delaware, plagiarized some of his most effective lines. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Alfaro is among international football’s best orators. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 10 June 2026 In the 19th century, the voices of Black leadership were the abolitionists and educators, orators, and clergy. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
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  1. lecturers
  2. speakers
Noun
  • The California Faculty Association, which represents nearly 30,000 professors, lecturers, counselors and librarians at the CSU, also opposed the bills.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But lecturers increasingly used images to bring new groups of people into science.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
Definition of lecturers
Noun
  • During the meeting, speakers also made anti-Islamic comments about the mosque.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
  • George Clooney, Venice chief Alberto Barbera and Venice jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal are among speakers set to take part in the second CAA and Finch & Partners The Future of… Creativity forum, which will take place during the festival.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of speakers

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“Orators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orators. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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