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• Orator — Or a*tor, n. [L., fr. orare to speak, utter. See {Oration}.] 1. A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent. [1913 Webster] I am no orator, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• orator — noun Date: 15th century 1. one who delivers an oration 2. one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• public orator — Orator Or a*tor, n. [L., fr. orare to speak, utter. See {Oration}.] 1. A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent. [1913 Webster] I am no orator,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Marcus Antonius Orator — (died 87 BC) was a Roman politician of the Antonius family and one of the most distinguished Roman orators of his time. He started his cursus honorum as quaestor in 113 BC and in 102 BC he was elected praetor with proconsular powers for the… …   Wikipedia

• Marcus Antonius (orator) — Marcus Antonius Orator (died 87 BC) was a Roman politician of the Antonius family and one of the most distinguished Roman orators of his time. He was also the grandfather of the famous general and triumvir, Mark Antony. Career He started his… …   Wikipedia

• Gaius Scribonius Curio — was the name of a father and son who lived in the late Roman Republic.FatherGaius Scribonius Curio (d. 53 BC) was a Roman statesman and orator. He was nicknamed Burbulieus (after an actor) for the way he moved his body while speaking. Curio was… …   Wikipedia

• Pollio, Gaius Asinius — ▪ Roman historian and orator born 76 BC, Italy died AD 4, , Tusculum, near Rome       Roman orator, poet, and historian who wrote a contemporary history that, although lost, provided much of the material for Appian and Plutarch.       Pollio… …   Universalium

• Domitius Afer — Gnaeus Domitius Afer (died 59) was a Roman orator and advocate, born at Nemausus (Nîmes) in Gallia Narbonensis. He flourished in the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.[1] He became praetor in 25 AD, and gained the favor of Tiberius… …   Wikipedia

• Julius Florus — was a poet, orator, and jurist of the Augustan age.His name has been immortalized by Horace, who dedicated to him two of his Epistles (i. 3 i . 2), from which it would appear that he composed lyrics of a light, agreeable kind. The statement of… …   Wikipedia

• Blazing star — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Centaurea solstitialis — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English