elocutionist

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English elocution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English elocutionist From elocution + -ist.

1. Someone who practices or teaches elocution.

   “Melville Bell's father, Alexander Bell, had been a famous elocutionist and stage reciter.”

   “Her ability as a recitalist or elocutionist, as she was sometimes called, indicated a possible career on the stage.”