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Synonyms for spokesman


Grammar : Noun
Spell : spohks-muh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspoʊks mən

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Définition of spokesman

Origin :
  • 1510s, "an interpreter," 1530s in the sense of "person who speaks for another or others." Irregular formation from spoke, past tense of speak (actually a back-formation from spoken). Spokeswoman is from 1650s; spokesperson is from 1972. Spokesmodel is attested from 1990.
  • noun communicator
Example sentences :
  • "Only place where they would be safe, then," said the spokesman.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Fitzosborn should he the spokesman, and explain the result of their parliament.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • "We're after our dinner," says Low, as spokesman of the party.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • I looked at the impassive face of the spokesman with the wand.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • "So there's plenty of choice, after all, you see," said spokesman Hugh in conclusion.
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
  • It included Archdeacon Wealthy, who served as its spokesman.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • You shan't be getting into trouble—I'll be spokesman for the fishermen myself.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • “We took him to be The Coyote,” said the spokesman of the group.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • Kellen, the oldest of the three, and the spokesman, rose as I entered the room.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • Charlie, the spokesman of the party because he was the eldest, did not know.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
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