communicator

plural communicators

1. Someone who, or something that communicates.

   We'll let Nick give the presentation next week: he's a good communicator.

2. Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.
3. literatureA usually portable communications device.

   Captain, if the Iotians, who are very bright an imitative people, should take that communicator apart...

   1968 January 12, David P. Harmon, Gene L. Coon, A Piece of the Action (Star Trek), season 2, episode 17, spoken by Spock (Leonard Nimoy)

   1 more example

   ‘Observation Officer of the Z12Q, attention!’ snapped from the tight-beam headquarters communicator. ‘Cut off those spy rays and report yourself under arrest for treason!’

   1934 August 28, Edward Elmer Smith, “Skylark of Valeron”, in Astounding Stories, volume 13, number 6

   Synonyms: commlink