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farspeaker

Syllables: far·speak·er/ˈfɑːˌspiː.kə//ˈfɑɹˌspi.kəɹ/

farspeaker noun: telephone.

farspeaker: telephone
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Noun

farspeaker (plural farspeakers)

  1. Telephone.
  2. One who farspeaks.
    • "I wish I wasn't so messed up; I wish I was bigger and stronger. Or a Farspeaker like Kyril,” she replied in a very small voice. “You can't help what happened. As for being a Farspeaker, I don't think both of us together could reach someone with the Gift to hear us, and if we could, I don't know...1987, Mercedes Lackey, Arrow's flight
  3. A device or apparatus used to farspeak or communicate over long distances.
    • Ecgbert picked up the farspeaker eagerly. "Frideswide darling! I have been wating to hear from you all the morning.[…]"1948, New Statesman: the week-end review
    • "Let's find out whether I do or not," said Yull imperturbably, and activated the farspeaker to maximum volume. At one a voice rang out, impersonal, repetitive: the sound of a recordimal.1984, John Brunner, The Crucible of Time

Examples of farspeaker in a sentence

  • Or a Farspeaker like Kyril,” she replied in a very small voice.1987, Mercedes Lackey, Arrow's flight:
  • “Sir, we found him in the farspeaker room,” said one of the guards.2009, Nick Gevers, Jay Lake, Other Earths:
  • "I had been calling Papa on my farspeaker when I was snatched here."2011, James Rollins, Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx:

Forms of farspeaker

pluralfarspeakers

Origin of farspeaker

From farspeak + -er (agent noun). Compare German Fernsprecher (“telephone”).

Questions about farspeaker

What does farspeaker mean?
Farspeaker means telephone.
How do you use farspeaker in a sentence?
Or a Farspeaker like Kyril,” she replied in a very small voice.
What part of speech is farspeaker?
Farspeaker is a noun.
How do you pronounce farspeaker?
Farspeaker is pronounced /ˈfɑːˌspiː.kə/ (UK).
What is the plural of farspeaker?
The plural of farspeaker is farspeakers.

Words near farspeaker in the dictionary

  1. Farsistan
  2. Farsley
  3. Farson
  4. Farsons
  5. farspeak
  6. farspeaker
  7. farspeakers
  8. farspeaking
  9. farspeaks
  10. farspoke
  11. farspoken

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