Orator

or′a-tor, n. a public speaker: a man of eloquence: a spokesman or advocate:— fem. Or′atre , Or′atrix .— v.i. Or′āte , to deliver an oration.— adjs. Oratō′rial ; Orator′ical , pertaining to oratory: becoming an orator.— adv. Orator′ically .— n. Or′atory , the art of speaking well, or so as to please and persuade, esp. publicly: the exercise of eloquence: an apartment or building for private worship: one of various congregations in the R.C. Church, esp. the Fathers of the Oratory, established by St Philip Neri (1515-95): a religious house of theirs.