French Conversation · Level 108
60 words
French word
communicant
Pronunciation
IPA/komynikɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounpublic relations officer
Example
Le communicant a répondu aux questions des journalistes.
The public relations officer answered the journalists' questions.
More examples
Le communicant de l'équipe a informé les membres du changement.
The team's spokesperson informed the members of the change.
Core concept
A communications professional who shapes an organization's public message and sends it through media and other channels.
Common phrases
le communicant de l'équipe
the team's spokesperson
un communicant du service client
a customer service spokesperson
Similar words
porte-parole: A spokesperson who officially speaks for an organization and delivers its statements.
responsable: A manager responsible for running a department or operation and setting its policies.
représentant: A representative who deals with outsiders on behalf of a company or organization.
Definition in French
Personne responsable de la communication d'une organisation, chargée d'organiser et de diffuser des informations vers le public et les médias.
Word origin
Communicant is built on French communiquer with the agent suffix -ant and ultimately traces to Latin communicare, meaning "to make common" or "to share".
Usage tips
- Communicant is broader than porte-parole: it can cover communication planning and writing, not only official speaking.
Other meanings
- spokespersonnoun
Related words
- communicationcommunicationnoun
- communiquéofficial statementnoun
- communiquercommunicateverb