discourser

Example Sentences

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He was a clever and conversable man, well lettered, a great discourser, and full of a diversity of experience....

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

The men nearest Steve were all turned toward the discourser to Chloe, who sat on a lift of sand, cross-legged like an Eastern scribe.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

He is described by Clarendon as "a man of grave aspect, of a presence that drew respect, and of great parts and ability, but passionate and supercilious and too voluminous a discourser in council."

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

And, perhaps, a long discourse is none the more acceptable when it is palpable to the hearers that the discourser has committed it to memory, and is bound to go on to the bitter end.

From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport

He left on my mind the impression of his being the best discourser on imaginative topics, and the most dangerous person to be entrusted with practical ones, I had ever met with. 

From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)