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Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃprɛçər/, [ˈʃpʁɛçɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

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

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Further reading edit

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

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Noun edit

Sprecher m (plural Sprecher, feminine Sprecherin)

  1. speaker

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