trumpeter

English

/ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/, /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who plays a trumpet.
  • Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
  • Any of a number of breeds of (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
  • (figurative) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
  • An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
  • A perciform fish of the family , native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.

Etymology

Suffix from English trumpet.

Origin

English

trumpet

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