speakerine
English edit
Etymology edit
From French speakerine;[1] equivalent to speaker + -ine.
Noun edit
speakerine (plural speakerines)
- (dated) A female speaker. [from 1957][1]
- 1990, Seymour Benjamin Chatman, Coming to Terms:
- That Laborit is self-consciously in the discourse is amusingly emphasized by the fact that he, unlike the fictional characters, can hear what the speakerine says about him.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “speakerine, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
speakerine f (plural speakerines)
- female newscaster, television anchor [from 1941][1]
- Synonym: présentatrice
- La première speakerine de la télévision française est Suzy Wincker en 1935.
- The first announcer to appear on French television was Suzy Wincker in 1935.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: speakerine
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “speakerine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “speakerine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.