speaker
Definitions of speaker
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electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distancesynonyms: loudspeaker, luidspreker, orator, redenaar, retortypes:megafoon, roeper, roeptoeter, spreekhoorn, spreektrompeta portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifiertweetera loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency soundswoofera loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds
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someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)synonyms: box, causeur, kamervoorzitter, keuvelaar, loudspeaker, luidspreker, luidsprekerbox, prater, taalgebruikertypes:aanvragerthe person initiating a telephone callkeuvelaaran obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talkercauseursomeone skilled at conversationbabbelaar, babbelaarster, babbelkous, kakel, klep, klepzeiker, klessebes, klets, kletser, kletskont, kletskop, kletskous, kletsmajoor, kletsmeier, kletstante, kwebbel, kwek, leuteraar, leuterkous, lulmeier, ratel, rebbel, teut, teutebel, theetante, wauwel, wauwelaarsomeone whose talk is trivial drivelstotteraarsomeone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitionsgetuigesomeone who sees an event and reports what happenedvertellera person skilled in telling anecdotesdeclamator, logopedist, spraakleraar, voordrachtkunstenaar, voordrachtskunstenaar, voordragera public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and deliveryexaminator, gehemelte, insp., inspecteur, inspectrice, palatum, spanningzoeker, testapparaat, tijdrijder, verhemeltesomeone who administers a test to determine your qualificationsfabeldichtera person who tells or invents fablesinquisiteura questioner who is excessively harshenquêteursomeone who conducts surveys of public opinion
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the presiding officer of a deliberative assemblysynonyms: box, kamervoorzitter, luidsprekerbox, voorz., voorzitter
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