Sprecher

speaker

noun SHPREH-kher Less Common

Origin: from 'sprechen' (to speak)

Also means

spokesperson

Usage Note

Sprecher built from sprechen with the agent suffix -er covers a spokesperson, an announcer, or a voice-over artist. The female form is Sprecherin; for a loudspeaker device you need Lautsprecher.

Examples

"Der Sprecher der Partei sagte nichts."

Natural Translation

The party's spokesperson said nothing.

Literal Translation

The spokesperson of-the party said nothing.

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