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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speaker

/ˈspikɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
speak-er
IPA
/ˈspikɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who speaks.

noun

Loudspeaker.

noun

Speakerphone.

noun

The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.

noun

One who makes a speech to an audience.

noun

A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.

American usage

noun

The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.

noun

The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spregʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *spreg-? Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Old English sprecan Old English specan Middle English speken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English spekere, speker English speaker From Middle English speker, spekere, an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old English speca, spreca (“speaker”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (“speaker”), equivalent to speak + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Spreeker (“speaker”), West Frisian sprekker (“speaker”), Dutch spreker (“speaker”), German Low German Spreker (“speaker”), German Sprecher (“speaker”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspikɚ/
  • British English: /ˈspiːkə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

speakers (plural)

Derived Forms

doublespeaker forespeaker forthspeaker gainspeaker interspeaker intraspeaker lawspeaker multispeaker nonspeaker semispeaker speakeress speakerless

Phrases

ear speaker guest speaker heritage speaker lay speaker native-speaker native speaker non-native speaker non-native-speaker

Frequently Paired Words

spyeker

Synonyms

speechmaker orator presenter announcer talker speaker loudspeaker speaker unit loudspeaker system speaker system

Rhymes With

weaker seeker sneaker beaker meeker leaker bleecker sleeker squeaker bleeker streaker bleaker

Questions

How do you pronounce speaker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspikɚ/.
What does speaker mean?
One who speaks.
Where does speaker come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce speaker

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈspikɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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