speaker meaning and definition

SPEAKER noun

Definition of speaker (noun)

1. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
   • "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
   • synonyms: talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
2. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
   • synonyms: loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, speaker system, speaker unit
3. the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
   • "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives"