Used in a Sentence

speaker

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for speaker.

Editorial note

Now that I think about it, that's possibly even more confusing/frustrating to non-US speaker than what you describe!

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who speaks.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of speaker gathered in one view.

noun

One who speaks.

noun

Loudspeaker.

noun

One who makes a speech to an audience.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for speaker.

Example sentences

1

Now that I think about it, that's possibly even more confusing/frustrating to non-US speaker than what you describe!

2

Please note the bad collision detection at 0:51 when the player walks through the cube, right as the speaker says that.

3

Even in public, recorded lectures, I've seen full professors just go to town on the speaker trashing their work, especially if the work is controversial in any way.

4

After I wasted time checking speaker cables for the fifth time, I just deleted the MP3 versions.

5

What if I am a french speaker and I want to say something is delayed or running a little slow?

6

I would have expected to see a higher level of polish in both speaker selection, and preparation by the speakers.

7

Rather, when in bad faith, they serve to disqualify the speaker.

8

As a non-native English speaker, I am so encouraged to see your approval.

9

I'm not a native English speaker, but you still got it right.

10

Whether I, an English speaker in the US, has visited plurk is irrelevant - they are the leader in this market in Asia, apparently.

11

Thanks for the explanation, I am not a native English speaker.

12

This is a rather minor nitpick, but I think the documentation and TauCharts website as a whole could use some editing by a native English speaker.

Quote examples

1

In case you're not a native speaker, the pronoun one uses in English is "one".

2

As problematic as "retard" may be, no English speaker would hear it and ask herself, "are they talking about a dyslexic?"

3

One speaker made a comment along the lines of "I would give a demo, but I ran out of time to prepare." Another speaker (verbatim): "I've been working on this talk since yesterday.

4

You're telling me with confidence that you can search for "Canzona in D", which is ridiculous, it only finds performances that used that particular mix of English and Italian to title a piece written by a German speaker.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use speaker in a sentence?

Now that I think about it, that's possibly even more confusing/frustrating to non-US speaker than what you describe!

What does speaker mean?

One who speaks.

What part of speech is speaker?

speaker is commonly used as noun.