Other forms: spokesmen
A spokesman is a man who speaks on behalf of a group. A company spokesman, the spokesman said, an official spokesman.
The job is to give the agreed line rather than an opinion, which is why a spokesman is quoted but rarely named. Spokeswoman and spokesperson are the pairs to it, and newsrooms now often prefer the last.
1nounspokesmanA man who speaks on behalf of a group.
“A spokesman for the airline said the flights would resume by Friday.”
spokesman is a person.
Spokesman is spoke, the past of speak, plus an -s- and man, on the pattern of craftsman and huntsman.
From spoke + -s- + man.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA