rhetor
/ˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/
rhetor noun: a rhetorician.
Noun
rhetor (plural rhetors)
- A rhetorician.
- Schir, ye have mony servitouris, / And officiaris of dyvers curis, / Kirkmen, courtmen, and craftismen fyne, / Doctouris in jure and medicyne, / Divinouris, rethoris, and philosophouris, / Astrologis, artistis, and oratouris, / Men of armes and vailyeand knychtis, / And mony uther gudlie wichtis, /...early 16th c., William Dunbar, Remonstrance to the King
- Your hearing , which is mostly the fairest part of you , what is it but as of a rhetor at a desk , to commend or dislike , the same which you have as well for the stage as the pulpit , a plaudit or an hiss1643, Henry Hammond, Christ and Barabbas (a sermon)
rhetor meaning in Tamil and Urdu
rhetor in Tamil
- சொல்வள ஆசிரியர்
rhetor in Urdu
- مقرر
Forms of rhetor
| plural | rhetors |
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Origin of rhetor
From Middle English rethor, from Old French retor and Latin rhētor, rētor, rēthor (“teacher of rhetoric, rhetorician”), from Ancient Greek ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr).
Words that rhyme with rhetor
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Questions about rhetor
- What does rhetor mean?
- Rhetor means a rhetorician.
- What is rhetor in Tamil?
- Rhetor in Tamil is சொல்வள ஆசிரியர். See Rhetor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rhetor?
- Rhetor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rhetor?
- Rhetor is pronounced /ˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of rhetor?
- The plural of rhetor is rhetors.
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