Etymology

orator

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Today it means: Someone who orates or delivers an oration. Full definition →

Middle English oratour ← Anglo-Norman oratour ← Latin ōrātor
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  1. Latin · derived fromōrātor
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromoratour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromoratour
  4. English todayorator

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.