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spokesbear

spokesbear noun: a bear mascot who gives speeches or advice.

Noun

spokesbear (plural spokesbears)

  1. A bear mascot who gives speeches or advice.
    • Teddy was remarkably successful in helping Roosevelt win reelection, and since that time many different companies have asked him to be their spokesbear.1991, Ted Menten, Joy of Teddy Bears
    • Not long ago, most people associated the Forest Service with its benevolent spokesbear, Smokey.1994 June, “Can this Man Save Our Forests?”, in Popular Science, volume 244, number 6, page 81

Forms of spokesbear

pluralspokesbears

Origin of spokesbear

Blend of spokesman + bear.

Questions about spokesbear

What does spokesbear mean?
Spokesbear means a bear mascot who gives speeches or advice.
What part of speech is spokesbear?
Spokesbear is a noun.
What is the plural of spokesbear?
The plural of spokesbear is spokesbears.

Words near spokesbear in the dictionary

  1. spoken words
  2. spokenness
  3. spokes
  4. spokesbabe
  5. spokesbabes
  6. spokesbear
  7. spokesbears
  8. spokesbeing
  9. spokesbeings
  10. spokesbird
  11. spokesbirds

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