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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpeaker
/ˈspiː.kər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who speaks, especially one who uses a particular language.
"As a native speaker of Spanish, she found it easy to communicate with the locals." - 2
A device that converts electrical energy into sound, allowing audio playback.
"He connected his phone to the speaker to play his favorite music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'speken' (to speak), combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically referring to one who utters words, it evolved by the 15th century to also designate the presiding officer of a legislative assembly, such as the House of Representatives or the Parliament.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Speaker" is said worldwide
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locuteur
Transliteration: lokuteur
"Il est un locuteur natif de français."
Sprecher
Transliteration: shprecher
"Er ist ein deutscher Sprecher."
parlante
Transliteration: parlante
"Lui è un parlante nativo di italiano."
hablante
Transliteration: ablante
"Ella es una hablante nativa de español."
falante
Transliteration: falante
"Ele é um falante nativo de português."
बोलने वाला
Transliteration: bolne wala
"वह हिंदी का बोलने वाला है।"
说话者
Transliteration: shuōhuà zhě
"他是中文的说话者。"
화자
Transliteration: hwaja
"그는 한국어 화자입니다."
話者
Transliteration: washa
"彼は日本語の話者です。"
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