noun
rostrum
Rostrum (noun) means a raised platform that a speaker, conductor or performer stands on.
noun
1
A raised platform that a speaker, conductor or performer stands on.
"He saw a crowd listening to a man who was talking from the rostrum of a kitchen-chair."
— Sinclair Lewis (1922)
2
A raised stand used to support a film or television camera.
3
The pointed front section that sticks out from an ancient warship rowed by oars.
4
A pointed, beak-like part on the head of certain insects, such as weevils.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rōstrum (“beak, snout”), from rōd(ō) (“gnaw”) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- + *-trom. The pulpit sense is a back-formation from the name of the Roman Rōstra, the platforms in the Forum where politicians made speeches. The Rōstra were decorated with (and named for) the beaks (prows) of ships from naval victories.
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What is the meaning of rostrum?
"rostrum" (noun) means a raised platform that a speaker, conductor or performer stands on.
What is another word for rostrum?
Other words for "rostrum" include ambo, stump, dais, snout, soapbox, pulpit.
What are the different meanings of rostrum?
"rostrum" has 3 main meanings: 1. A raised platform that a speaker, conductor or performer stands on; 2. A raised stand used to support a film or television camera; 3. The pointed front section that sticks out from an ancient warship rowed by oars.
