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spokesperson

spokes·per·son
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spohks-pur-suh n]
    • /ˈspoʊksˌpɜr sən/
    • /ˈspəʊksˌpɜː.sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spohks-pur-suh n]
    • /ˈspoʊksˌpɜr sən/

Definitions of spokesperson word

  • noun spokesperson a person who speaks for another or for a group. 1
  • noun spokesperson speaker for a group 1
  • noun spokesperson representative 1
  • countable noun spokesperson A spokesperson is a person who speaks as the representative of a group or organization. 0
  • abbreviation SPOKESPERSON spokesman 0

Information block about the term

Origin of spokesperson

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; spokes(man) + -person

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spokesperson

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spokesperson popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

spokesperson usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spokesperson

noun spokesperson

  • assemblyperson — a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.
  • barker — an animal or person that barks
  • biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
  • campaigner — A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
  • catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors

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