spokeswoman

English

Etymology

From spoke (past participle of speak) +‎ -s- +‎ woman.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

spokeswoman (plural spokeswomen)

  1. A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
    • 2009 January 28, Brooks Barnes, “Sweet Deal to Promote Tweeny-Bop Girl Group”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 12 February 2021:
      Topps [] has signed the Clique Girlz as commercial spokeswomen for Baby Bottle Pop, one of the Top 10 nonchocolate candy brands.
    • 2018 September 19, Tal Kopan, “Trump administration admits it lost track of nearly 1,500 immigrant children”, in CNN[2]:
      “As communicated to members of Congress multiple times, these children are not ‘lost,’” said HHS spokeswoman Caitlin Oakley.
    • 2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: '165' runs through points and into path of LU service”, in Rail, page 20:
      A Chiltern spokeswoman told RAIL: "We have an excellent safety record and are working with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch to understand the causes of this incident."

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