elocutionist:
(plural: ‘elocutionists‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘cu’ rhyme with the letter ‘Q’)
Trevor Wilde, Wales
a person who is good at elocution;
a person who teaches the art of elocution;
a person who gives public performances of speech, especially of poetry from memory (recital),
Bratati Bandyopadhyay, famous elocutionist, India
Jim Tucker is the best elocutionist our college has had so far, who has 26 wins in 30 elocution competitions nation wide!
There are different types of elocutionists: lecturers whose job is to speak clearly and interestingly; politicians whose political career depends on how they make their speech emotional so that masses feel the pulse; spiritual leaders who make the general public their followers by their interesting and inspiring interpretations of the scriptures; and so on.
A talker is a person who talks about anything and this word has a negative connotation, a speaker is any person who talks about something and this word has a positive connotation, a reciter is a person who says something, such as a poem, story, some excerpts form a popular book or holy scripture, from his/her memory and this word has a positive connotation, a debater is a person who talks about pros and cons (good or bad) of something usually with other debaters, an elocutionist is a person who talks about something interestingly and intelligently usually showing command of language and in-depth knowledge of the topic or subject, and an arguer is a person who talks about (argues) something with strong emotion usually in opposition to someone else’s opinion or idea and this word has a strong negative connotation.
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