A person who teaches or practices elocution; someone skilled in the art of eloquent and expressive public speaking.
From elocution plus -er (one who does). This term emerged in the 18th-19th centuries when formal elocution instruction became a significant profession.
Famous elocutioners were celebrities of their time—they toured performing dramatic recitations and taught the wealthy how to speak 'properly,' making fortunes from the anxiety of social climbing!
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