Definition

Noun: - A person who recites from memory: Someone who performs or repeats something aloud, typically from memory, for an audience. This often refers to poetry, stories, or religious texts.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The young reciter won the poetry competition with her powerful delivery.
  • In the traditional gathering, a reciter performed epic tales from memory.

Advanced Usage

• "A skilled reciter": Emphasizes the performer's talent and technique.
  • The event featured a skilled reciter of Shakespearean sonnets.

Variants and Related Words

• Recite (verb): To say aloud from memory or read a text aloud for others.
  • She was asked to recite the poem for the class.
• Recitation (noun): The act of reciting or a piece that is recited.
  • His recitation of the ancient text was moving.

Synonyms

• Declaimer: A person who delivers a speech or verse with rhetorical effect.
• Performer: A person who presents a piece of art, such as music or drama, to an audience (a broader term that can include reciting).

Related Phrases

• "To act as a reciter": To take on the role of someone who recites.
  • He agreed to act as the reciter for the evening's program.

Noun

1. someone who recites from memory