弁べん士し

noun

lecturer; orator; public speaker

General term for a person who gives speeches or lectures, often in a formal or persuasive context.

• 彼かれは優すぐれた弁べん士しとして知しられている。

  He is known as an excellent orator.

noun

silent film narrator; benshi

Historical term for a performer who provided live narration and commentary for silent films in Japan. See also 活弁.

See also: 活弁

• 昔むかしの映えい画が館かんには弁べん士しがいた。

  In old movie theaters, there was a benshi (silent film narrator).