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# speaker

noun (a speaker, speakers)

«speaker» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who speaks, especially one giving a talk to an audience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#m1)
2. A device that makes sound louder, connected to a radio, computer or phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#m2)
3. A person who speaks a language: "a French speaker". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#m3)
4. In some parliaments, the Speaker is the person in charge of debates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school, a guest speaker might visit assembly; in English lessons pupils practise being good speakers and listeners. In science, speakers turn electrical signals into sound by making a cone vibrate. Phrases: guest speaker, native speaker, loudspeaker, Bluetooth speaker.

### Examples

- A guest speaker talked to us about road safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x1)
- Turn the speaker down; it is too loud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x2)
- She is a speaker of three languages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x3)
- The speaker on my tablet is broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x4)
- Be a good listener when the speaker is talking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x5)
- Is English your first language, or are you a Spanish speaker? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x6)
- The Speaker called for order in parliament. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x7)
- The humorous poem was admirably recited, and the speaker much applauded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a speaker, speakers. From the verb "speak". "Loudspeaker" is the longer word for the device. Safety: listening to very loud speakers or headphones for a long time can damage your hearing.

## In Jewish tradition

It means a person who speaks, here someone who speaks lies from birth.

**Interpretation.** The Psalm condemns liars as going wrong from the start. Tradition treats truthful speech as a very serious duty.

### Examples

- The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born. (Writings PSA.58.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speaker/#x1)

### Note

Countable: a speaker, speakers. From the verb "speak". "Loudspeaker" is the longer word for the device. Safety: listening to very loud speakers or headphones for a long time can damage your hearing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «speaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/speaker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«speaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/speaker.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «speaker» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/speaker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«speaker» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/speaker.html) on Mova free.