speakerless

adj — 3 senses

speakerless

adj

Etymology From speaker + -less.

1

Without a speaker (narrator).

...for myth is a speakerless instance of language. It is a system that always speaks itself...1984, Dudley Andrew, Concepts in film theory:
...this manipulation is motivated, intentional, the result of agency, and this agency cannot be ascribed to speakerless sentences in and of themselves.1996, Monika Fludernik, Towards a 'natural' Narratology:

2

Without a speaker (orator).

One distraught party chairman from Brazil, Maryland, faced with the prospect of a speakerless rally, prayed, "FOR GOD'S SAKE SEND US INGERSOLL,"...1978, Allan Peskin, Garfield: a biography:
How to Conduct a Speakerless Banquet.2005, Harold W Donahue, The Toastmaster's Manual:

3

Without speakers (audio equipment).

a speakerless audio system

Derived terms: speakerlessness

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