Meaning of spokesman in English

spokesman

noun [ C ]

/ˈspoʊks.mən/ uk

/ˈspəʊks.mən/

plural -men us

/ˈspoʊks.mən/ uk

/ˈspəʊks.mən/ (also spokesperson)

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someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public for them:

a government spokesperson

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A spokesman for the dockyard said they hoped to launch the first submarine within two years.
A spokesman for the Palace has denied the accusation.
Whenever the president is in difficulties, her spokesman is trotted out to face the press.

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(Definition of spokesman from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

spokesman | Intermediate English

spokesman

noun [ C ]

/ˈspoʊks·mən/

plural -men us/ˈspoʊks·mən/

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a male spokesperson

(Definition of spokesman from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

spokesman | Business English

spokesman

noun [ C ]

MARKETING

/ˈspəʊksmən/ us

/ˈspoʊks-/

plural spokesmen

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a man who acts as a spokesperson:

The spokesman repeated the company's claim that it was not to blame for the accident.

(Definition of spokesman from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of spokesman

spokesman

A spokesman for the agency declined to comment.

From The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

His contract had been set to end in 2019, according to a college spokesman.

From Chicago Tribune

A city spokesman said it was a call to community action.

From NBCNews.com

A university spokesman declined comment because school officials hadn't yet seen the written report.

From Huffington Post

A police spokesman said he did not have any information on the incident.

From Reuters

The spokesman did not respond to further questions.

From Dallas Morning News

The spokesman did not respond to a request for an estimate of how much money the federal government paid to defend against the lawsuits.

From NOLA.com

The company is cooperating with investigators, a spokesman said last week.

From Plain Dealer

The spokesman said the longer-term health impact is still unclear, and the military is conducting additional studies.

From NPR

A spokesman for the hedge fund wasn't immediately able to comment.

From Bloomberg

A spokesman for the rail company and police said the train left the tracks around 9:30 p.m.

From CBS News

Average attendance was a little over 1,500 this season, a spokesman said.

From New York Times

He didn't set out to be a spokesman.

From USA TODAY

The names of the priests were not being released, a spokesman for the archdiocese said.

From Huffington Post

The archdiocese spokesman said it had "excellent working relations" with area district attorneys.

From Reuters

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