noun.
A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; a person who pronounces a discourse publicly on some special occasion; a pleader or lawyer.
noun.
An eloquent public speaker; one who is skilled as a speaker; an eloquent man: as, he writes and reasons well, but is no orator.
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A spokesman; an advocate; a defender; one who defends by pleading; one who argues in favor of a person or a cause.
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In law, the plaintiff or petitioner in a bill or information in chancery.
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An orationer; a petitioner; one who offers a prayer or petition.
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An officer of English universities: see the quotation.