spokesman

/ˈspoʊksmən/

Syllables spokes·man

Stress SPOKES-man

Phonics Breakdown

spokes

/spoʊks/

long o

man

/mən/

schwa

Meaning

a person who speaks on behalf of a group or organization

Sound Reference

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spoke=/spoʊk/(spoke) + man=/mən/(postman)

Example

The spokesman answered questions from the media.