Orator Hunt
Preserved but no longer current.
Henry Hunt (1773-1835), a politician and radical reformer was so named. He presided at the famous "Peterloo" meeting (q.v) and as M.P. for Preston (1830-33) pre- sented the first petition to Parliament in favour of woman's rights.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Orator Hunt” mean?
Henry Hunt (1773-1835), a politician and radical reformer was so named. He presided at the famous "Peterloo" meeting (q.v) and as M.P. for Preston (1830-33) pre- sented the first petition to Parliament in favour of woman's rights.
Is “Orator Hunt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.