after-dinner speaker

collocation in English

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speaker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspiː.kər/us
/ˈspiː.kɚ/
a person who gives a speech at a ...
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(Definition ofspeakerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He certainly made the kind of speech for which, as a professionalafter-dinnerspeaker, he might have been paid a high fee.
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He was a highly entertainingafter-dinnerspeakerand, like us all, he had a small stock of well-used tales from his own life.
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He is a goodafter-dinnerspeakerand no doubt we shall enjoy his humour in future debates.
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To be a successfulafter-dinnerspeakerin ordinary life you need to be brief, you need to be witty, and you need to be to the point in your remarks.
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This led directly to engagements as anafter-dinnerspeaker.
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In the early 1990s he moved into theafter-dinnerspeakermarket.
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He became known as a popularafter-dinnerspeakerwith wry and well-observed humour in clubs.
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But as a speaker, and particularly as anafter-dinnerspeaker, he had few equals.
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He is also anafter-dinnerspeakerand awards host.
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Conteh is now anafter-dinnerspeakerand speaks at venues all across the country.
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Later, she reported on the local tennis club's annual dinner without attending, so missing the untimely death of theafter-dinnerspeakerin mid-speech.
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As a notable raconteur he also became anafter-dinnerspeakerand would wear his trademark flat cap with his dinner jacket.
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He was much in demand as anafter-dinnerspeaker.
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He enjoyed success in both in addition to being an in-demand voice-over artist, compere andafter-dinnerspeaker.
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In his last years he was much in demand as a lecturer, broadcaster andafter-dinnerspeaker.
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He currently is in demand as anafter-dinnerspeaker.
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