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Speaker

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Speaker
Speaker Speak"er, n. 1. One who speaks. Specifically: (a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker. (b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives. [1913 Webster]

2. A book of selections for declamation. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • speaker — 1> говорящий Ex: he is an excellent speaker of French он отлично говорит по французски Ex: foreign speakers of Russian иностранцы, говорящие по русски Ex: the voices of the speakers in the next room could be faintly heard из соседней комнаты… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Speaker — may refer to:* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly ** Speaker of the British House of Commons ** Speaker of the United States House of Representatives * Speaker (song), single by David Banner on his album The… …   Wikipedia

  • speaker — noun 1) оратор; he is no speaker он плохой оратор 2) тот, кто го ворит, говорящий 3) (the Speaker) спикер (председатель палаты общин в Англии,председатель палаты представителей в США) 4) radio диктор 5) громкоговоритель6) рупор …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • Speaker — Speaker: of Parliament спикер парламента …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • speaker — m ingl 1) спикер (председатель английской палаты общин) 2) диктор …   Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь

  • speaker — m ingl 1) спикер (председатель английской палаты общин) 2) диктор …   Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь

  • Speaker — (engl., spr. Spihler), 1) Sprecher, Redner; 2) der Sprecher (Präsident) des englischen Parlaments; das Parlamentsglied, welches beauftragt ist die Verhandlungen zu leiten u. vorkommenden Falls für das ganze Haus das Wort zu führen. Im Oberhause… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Speaker — (engl., spr. ßpīker), »Sprecher«, Vorsitzender des Unterhauses im englischen Parlament sowie des Repräsentantenhauses der Vereinigten Staaten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Speaker — (engl., spr. spihker), Sprecher, der Vorsitzende des Unterhauses im engl. Parlament …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • speaker — 1) громкоговоритель 2) акустическая система 3) диктор 4) говорящий абонент (в телефонии) • capacitive speaker capacitor speaker condenser speaker cone speaker crystal speaker double cone speaker dynamic speaker electrostatic speaker Leslie… …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

Фильмы

  • Today and Every Day., 1972 — Annotation: The film tells about the new Moscow circus. Film description: Old Circus on colored avenue in Moscow. Circus. Speakers: clown, acrobats. Circus on Vernadsky Prospekt in Moscow. Speakers…
  • In the Name of a Noble Goal, 1979 — Annotation: About activity of the Council for the Soviet and Chinese Friendly Ties, celebrating the 20-th anniversary. It is shot by the order of the Council of Soviet Societies of Friendship and…
  • Hypocrites And Prophets., 1991 — Annotation: About the situation in the country basing on the example of the V special Congress of people's deputies of the USSR, III and V Special Congresses of People's dDeputies of the Russian…