"elocutionist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elocutionists [plural]
Etymology: elocution + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elocution|ist}} elocution + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} elocutionist (plural elocutionists)
  1. Someone who practices or teaches elocution. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (someone who practices or teaches elocution): ynseyder jesh loayrtys [masculine] (Manx), чтец (čtec) [masculine] (Russian), vältalare [common-gender] (Swedish), uppläsare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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