Sentence:  <WSD>Speakers</WSD> at a Tipoff Club dinner dealt lavish praise to a group of St. Louis University players who , in the words of Coach John Benington , `` had more confidence in themselves than I did '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)