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rhetorician
person skilled in persuasive or formal public speaking
Synonyms
- orator
- rhetor
- speaker
Antonyms
- mumbler
- inarticulate speaker
rhetorician in a sentence
The gifted rhetorician persuaded the divided assembly to support the treaty.
The rhetorician used vivid comparisons to make the complex proposal seem reasonable.
Where it comes from
From Greek rhetor, meaning 'public speaker.'
Memory hook
RHETORIC + IAN: a person trained in rhetoric is a rhetorician.
Read it in context
- The Drift Above Science
Practice rhetorician in the app