spokesperson

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/
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/ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/ · /ˈspoʊksˌpɝsən/

Definition of spokesperson

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.
    “News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […]”
    “Biden and his spokespeople have proudly touted his signature COVID relief bill as a major stimulus for policing in a national context already characterized by globally unparalleled police spending.”
    “A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a group of three hillwalkers who had not returned from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe shortly after 9.05pm on Saturday 5 August.”

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Etymology

From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + person.

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