Declaimant

/dɪˈkleɪmənt/ noun

Definition

A person who declaims; someone who speaks or recites in a loud, forceful, or theatrical manner.

Etymology

From 'declaim' plus the agent suffix '-ant' (one who does the action). A rare but legitimate English term for a declaimer.

Kelly Says

Declaimants were especially common in 19th-century theaters and poetry readings—before microphones, you had to have serious lung power to reach an audience.

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