spokesman
One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of peopleOne who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.
» The police spokesman said no suspects were in custody.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.
Sprecher, Wortführer
представи́тельpredstavítelʹ, спи́керspíker
ре́чникréčnyk, спі́керspíker
- a male spokesperson
Examples
12 sentencesThe police spokesman said no suspects were in custody.
The spokesman explained the contents of the treaty to the press.
deDer Pressesprecher erklärte der Presse den Inhalt des Vertrags. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The spokesman confirmed that the report was true.
deDer Sprecher bestätigte, dass der Bericht wahr sei. — mayabe
Who will act as spokesman?
Tom is the official spokesman.
Translations
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Origin
From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + man.From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + man.
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Forms
plural: spokesmenWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular