German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sprecher, sprechære, from Old High German sprechāri, sprehhāri (also as sprāchāri, sprāhhāri), an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old High German sprecho, sprehho, from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (speaker), equivalent to sprechen-er. Compare English speaker.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃprɛçər/, [ˈʃpʁɛçɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛçɐ

Noun

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Sprecher m (strong, genitive Sprechers, plural Sprecher, feminine Sprecherin)

  1. a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially:
    1. one who speaks in a presentation or performance, such as a radio drama or voiceover
    2. (radio, television) an announcer, newsreader
    3. (politics, journalism) a spokesperson, representative
    4. (linguistics) a speaker of a given language

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Sprecher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Sprecher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Sprecher” in Duden online

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Sprecher m (plural Sprecher, feminine Sprecherin)

  1. speaker

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