declaimer

de·claim

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-kleym]
- /dɪˈkleɪm/
- /dɪˈkleɪmə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-kleym]
- /dɪˈkleɪm/

Definitions of declaimer word

verb without object declaimer to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building. 1
verb without object declaimer to inveigh (usually followed by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums. 1
verb without object declaimer to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument. 1
verb with object declaimer to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech. 1
noun declaimer one who declaims. 0

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Origin of declaimer

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English declamen < Latin dēclāmāre, equivalent to dē- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim

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Parts of speech for Declaimer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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declaimer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for declaimer

noun declaimer

discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
lecturer — a person who lectures.
orator — a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence: Demosthenes was one of the great orators of ancient Greece.
speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.
speaker — Tris(tram E.) 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.

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