# spokesperson

Pronunciation: say "SPOHKS-pur-suhn" US /ˈspoʊksˌpɝsən/, UK /ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/

## Noun

1. Someone chosen to speak publicly on behalf of another person or a group of people.
   - Simple: Someone who speaks for a person, company, or group in public.
   - _The mayor's spokesperson read a brief statement to the assembled press._
   - _Several spokespeople from rival firms gave conflicting accounts of the merger._

## Origin

Formed from "spoke" (the past participle of "speak"), a linking "-s-", and "person".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/spokesperson (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).