porte-parole

French

Etymology

porter +‎ parole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).pa.ʁɔl/

Noun

porte-parole m or f (plural porte-parole)

1. A spokesperson, a spokesman, a spokeswoman.

   Synonyms: représentant, truchement

Further reading

• “porte-parole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.