🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

대변인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: daebyeonin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Spokesperson/ˈspoʊksˌpɜr.sən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"대변인이 새로운 정책을 발표했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who speaks on behalf of another person or group.

    "The company's spokesperson announced the new policy during the press conference."
  2. 2

    An individual designated to communicate information or opinions to the public.

    "As the spokesperson for the charity, she shared their mission and goals with the audience."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'spokesperson' emerged in the mid-20th century, combining 'spokes' from 'spoke' (Old English 'spoca', meaning 'to speak') and 'person' (from Latin 'persona', meaning 'character or mask'). It evolved to denote an individual who speaks on behalf of a group or organization.

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