spokesperson

/ˈspoʊksˌpɜːrsən/

Syllables spokes·per·son

Stress SPOKES-per-son

Phonics Breakdown

spokes

/spoʊks/

long o

per

/pɜːr/

r-sound

son

/sən/

schwa

Meaning

a person who speaks on behalf of an organization or group

Sound Reference

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spoke=/spoʊk/(spoke) + s=/s/ + per=/pɜːr/(person) + son=/sən/(person)

Example

The company spokesperson answered questions from the media.