# orator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #32,951

## Definitions
1. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
2. A skilled and eloquent public speaker.
3. Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.
4. A petitioner, a supplicant.

## Etymology
From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.

## Easily confused with
- **Orton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orator-vs-orton)
- **oratory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orator-vs-oratory)
- **oration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oration-vs-orator)
- **operator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/operator-vs-orator)

## Common misspellings (8)
`oartor`, `oraotr`, `oratorr`, `oratro`, `orattor`, `orrator`, `ortaor`, `roator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/orator