Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for orator.
Definitions

orator

[awr-uh-ter, or-] / ˈɔr ə tər, ˈɒr- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for president to attract a major following.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

King’s “I Have a Dream” speech exemplified his prowess as an orator.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

He was the namesake of the boxer later known as Muhammad Ali, whose ancestors had been enslaved by the white Cassius’s cousin Henry Clay, the antebellum orator and senator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Although she was never a great orator, her voice was heard loud and clear, defining an era in American politics.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

The contrast with Brutus is made, and reinforced when later he says: I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend ...

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




Vocabulary lists containing orator