speakerine
English
Etymology
speaker + -ine
Noun
speakerine (plural speakerines)
- (dated) A female speaker.
- 1990, Seymour Benjamin Chatman, Coming to Terms
- That Laborit is self-consciously in the discourse is amusingly emphasized by the fact that he, unlike the fictional characters, can hear what the speakerine says about him.
- 1990, Seymour Benjamin Chatman, Coming to Terms
Synonyms
- speakeress
French
Etymology
From English speakerine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spi.kə.ʁin/
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Noun
speakerine f (plural speakerines)
- female newscaster, television anchor
- Synonym: présentatrice
- La première speakerine de la télévision française est Suzy Wincker en 1935.
Derived terms
- speakerin
References
- “speakerine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “speakerine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.