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porte-parole

porte-parole noun: a spokesperson, one who speaks on another's behalf.

Noun

porte-parole (plural porte-paroles)

  1. A spokesperson, one who speaks on another's behalf.

Forms of porte-parole

pluralporte-paroles

Origin of porte-parole

Unadapted borrowing from French porte-parole.

Questions about porte-parole

What does porte-parole mean?
Porte-parole means a spokesperson, one who speaks on another's behalf.
What part of speech is porte-parole?
Porte-parole is a noun.
What is the plural of porte-parole?
The plural of porte-parole is porte-paroles.

Words near porte-parole in the dictionary

  1. porte-cochère
  2. porte-crayon
  3. porte-crayons
  4. porte-monnaie
  5. porte-monnaies
  6. porte-parole
  7. porte-épée
  8. ported
  9. Portee
  10. Portees
  11. portefeuille

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