Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rhetor

n. 1 an ancient Greek or Roman teacher or professor of rhetoric. 2 usu. derog. an orator. Etymology: ME f. LL rethor f. L rhetor f. Gk rhetor RHETORIC n. 1 the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. 2 language designed to persuade or impress (often with an implication of insincerity or exaggeration etc.). Etymology: ME f. OF rethorique f. L rhetorica, -ice f. Gk rhetorike (tekhne) (art) of rhetoric (as RHETOR)