elocutionist

English

Etymology

elocution +‎ -ist

Noun

elocutionist (plural elocutionists)

1. Someone who practices or teaches elocution.

   Coordinate term: recitalist

   • 1998, Beverly Collins, Inger M. Mees, The Real Professor Higgins, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 465:

     Melville Bell's father, Alexander Bell, had been a famous elocutionist and stage reciter.

   • 2013, Michael Gnarowski, Pauline Johnson: Selected Poetry and Prose, Dundurn, →ISBN:

     Her ability as a recitalist or elocutionist, as she was sometimes called, indicated a possible career on the stage.

Translations

someone who practices or teaches elocution

• Manx: ynseyder jesh loayrtys m
• Russian: чтец (ru) m (čtec)
• Swedish: vältalare c, uppläsare (sv) c