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orator

/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ noun B2
  1. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
  2. A skilled and eloquent public speaker.

Plural orators

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de Saint-Méran’s;” and he arranged mentally, while Dantès awaited further questions, the antithesis by which orators often create a reputation for eloquence.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 61 · C1
There was an impressive silence; Morcerf alone knew not why such profound attention was given to an orator who was not always listened to with so much complacency.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 867 · C1
The article having been read during the painful hush that followed, a universal shudder pervaded the assembly, and immediately the closest attention was given to the orator as he resumed his remarks.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 867 · C1

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