1. a person who recites something, especially poetry or prose, aloud from memory

Examples

• The reciter captivated the audience with her dramatic delivery of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
• As the evening’s featured reciter, he performed several classic poems from memory.
• The young reciter won first place in the poetry competition.
• She trained for years to become a professional reciter of epic tales.
• The reciter’s clear voice carried throughout the auditorium.
• Each reciter had five minutes to perform their chosen piece.