Definitions

1. noun

A person who uses language in a persuasive or artistic way, especially in public speaking.

“The politician was known as a skilled rhetor, able to move his audience with his words.”

2. noun

In ancient Greece, a rhetor was a teacher of rhetoric, or the art of persuasive speaking and writing.

“The ancient Greek city had a famous school of rhetors that produced some of the greatest orators of the time.”