noun
Meaning 1
Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
elocutionist
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noun
Meaning 2
a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English elocution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English elocutionist From elocution + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Manx: ynseyder jesh loayrtys — someone who practices or teaches elocution
- Russian: чтец (čtec) — someone who practices or teaches elocution
- Swedish: vältalare — someone who practices or teaches elocution
- Swedish: uppläsare — someone who practices or teaches elocution
Real reading context