vocero

Vocero is a Spanish noun meaning spokesperson or mouthpiece. It refers to a person authorized to speak on behalf of an individual, organization, or government, delivering official statements, answering media questions, and communicating policies. The feminine form is vocera, and the plural forms are voceros (masculine) and voceras (feminine).

Etymology and usage notes: the term derives from voz (voice) with the agentive suffix -ero, implying “one who voices” or “one who speaks for others.” In everyday language, vocero can describe both a designated spokesperson and a public-relations professional who represents an entity in communications with the press or public. The word is widely used in politics, business, sports, and media.

In vocabulary and grammar, vocero and vocera appear in phrases such as “ser el vocero de la organización” (to be the organization’s spokesperson) and “la vocería institucional” (the official spokesperson’s office or communications apparatus). The term is often contrasted with portavocero/portavoz in some regional varieties.

El Vocero is also the name of several newspapers in the Spanish-speaking world, most prominently a Puerto Rican daily publication. As a newspaper title, it functions as a brand representing the voice or spokesperson role of its editorial or reporting stance.

See also: portavoz, vocería.