speakerine

English

Etymology

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

French

Etymology

From English speakerine.

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.

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