noun
Meaning 1
Telephone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
farspeaker
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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fär′spē′kər
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːˌspiː.kə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɑːˈspiː.kə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /ˈfɑɹˌspi.kəɹ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌfɑɹˈspi.kəɹ/
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Australian: /ˈfɐːˌspiː.kə/
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Australian: /ˈfaːˌspiː.kə/
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Australian: /ˌfɐːˈspiː.kə/
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Australian: /ˌfaːˈspiː.kə/
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New-Zealand: /ˈfɐːˌspiː.kɐ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈfaːˌspiː.kɐ/
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New-Zealand: /ˌfɐːˈspiː.kɐ/
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New-Zealand: /ˌfaːˈspiː.kɐ/
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Scotland: /ˈfaɹˌspi.kəɹ/
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Scotland: /ˌfaɹˈspi.kəɹ/
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India: /ˈfaːrˌspiː.kɜr/
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India: /ˌfaːrˈspiː.kɜr/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑːspiːkə
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rhymes with -iːkə
noun
Meaning 2
One who farspeaks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A device or apparatus used to farspeak or communicate over long distances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From farspeak + -er (agent noun). Compare German Fernsprecher (“telephone”).