Synonyms for elocutionist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : el-uh-kyoo-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for elocutionist Other synonyms for the word elocutionist
Définition of elocutionist
Origin :- mid-15c., from Late Latin elocutionem (nominative elocutio) "voice production, manner of expression," in classical Latin, "oratorical expression," noun of action from past participle stem of eloqui "speak out" (see eloquence).
- As in speaker : noun talker
- As in reader : noun one who makes a profession of reading aloud
- As in reader : noun person who reads
- As in rhetorician : noun speaker
- As in speechifier : noun speaker
- As in speechmaker : noun speaker
- As in spokeswoman : noun speaker
- Miss Brown, the elocutionist, ranks as one of the finest in the country.
- Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various
- "Wal, I don't profess to be any elocutionist," Salters said.
- Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
- A woman with stringy hair and an elocutionist's mouth, grew dramatic as he passed.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- Miss Carrie was an elocutionist and had even recited on the stage.
- Extract from : « Emmy Lou » by George Madden Martin
- When I was a girl, I could 'a' been quite an elocutionist if I could 'a' had lessons.
- Extract from : « Friendship Village » by Zona Gale
- This speech he delivered with a ridiculous imitation of the tricks of the elocutionist.
- Extract from : « Aladdin & Co. » by Herbert Quick
- A young performer, vocalist or elocutionist, is often introduced at a luncheon.
- Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
- He cultivated none of the graces or dexterities of the elocutionist.
- Extract from : « Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh » by George W. Foote
- I defy any elocutionist to read it satisfactorily with the inflexes.
- Extract from : « My Schools and Schoolmasters » by Hugh Miller
- An elocutionist of note read aloud one of the author's poems.
- Extract from : « John Greenleaf Whittier » by W. Sloane Kennedy
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