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Definition of communicator noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

communicator

noun
 
/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə(r)/
 
/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtər/
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  1. a person who communicates something to others
    • an effective/skilled/successful communicator
    • a poor communicator
    • It was his skill as a communicator which made the television programmes so successful.
    • The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator.
    Synonyms speakerspeakercommunicator ▪ gossip ▪ talkerThese are all words for a person who talks or who is talking, especially in a particular way.speaker a person who is or was speaking; a person who speaks a particular language:
    • I looked around to see who the speaker was.
    • a fluent Arabic speaker
    communicator (rather formal) a person who is able to describe their ideas and feelings clearly to others:
    • The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator.
    gossip (disapproving) a person who enjoys talking about other people’s private lives:
    • Don't tell anyone, because some people are terrible gossips.
    talker a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot:
    • He’s a very persuasive talker.
    • She’s a (great) talker (= she talks a lot).
     speaker or talker?Talker is used when you are talking about how much somebody talks or how well they talk. It is not used for the person who is or was talking: I looked round to see who the talker was. You can say that somebody is a good/​persuasive speaker but that means that they are good at making speeches. If you mean that they speak well in conversation, use talker.Patterns
    • a good/​great speaker/​communicator/​talker
    • an effective/​excellent speaker/​communicator
See communicator in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee communicator in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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