speakerine

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English

Etymology

From French speakerine; equivalent to speaker +‎ -ine.

Noun

speakerine (plural speakerines)

  1. (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.

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “speakerine, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

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Etymology

From speaker +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spi.kə.ʁin/
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Noun

speakerine f (plural speakerines)

  1. female newscaster, television anchor
    Synonym: présentatrice
    La première speakerine de la télévision française est Suzy Wincker en 1935.
    The first announcer to appear on French television was Suzy Wincker in 1935.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: speakerine

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “speakerine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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