megaphone en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ (UK)
Etymology
From mega- + -phone.
Meanings
- A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
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(figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.
2018 June 6, Arwa Mahdawi, “Michael Pack: the Bannon ally critics fear will become Trump's global propagandist”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| megaphones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
megaphonic · pissaphone · megaphonist
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (91)
ca megàfon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ky мегафон (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · be ру́пар (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · de Sprechtrichter (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · et megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · lv megafons (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · la megaphonium (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · hy մեգաֆոն (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · bg ру́пор (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ko 확성기 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · sl megafón (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · tr megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · vo spikamarüd (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · be мегафо́н (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · nb megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ko 메가폰 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · sq megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · wa hôt-pårleu (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · de Flüstertüte (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ary بوق (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · sh mȅgafōn (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · tl panalingagngag (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · pt megafone (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · cmn 喊話器 /喊话器 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ja 伝音器 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · el χωνί (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · el τηλεβόας (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · bg високоговори́тел (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · la megaphonum (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ja メガホン (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · el ντουντούκα (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ar بُوق (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · yue 大聲公 /大声公 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · el μεγάφωνο (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · gl megáfono (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ar مُكَبِّر صَوْت (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · sv megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · uk ру́пор (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · id megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · cmn 擴音器 /扩音器 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · de Sprachrohr (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · es megáfono (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · uk гучномо́вець (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · hy ռուպոր (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · io megafono (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · it megafono (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ms megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ro megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · sh ме̏гафо̄н (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · he מֵגָפוֹן \ מגאפון (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · fr portevoix (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · hi मेगाफ़ोन (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · uk мегафо́н (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ko 전음기 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · fr mégaphone (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · my အော်လန် (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · pdt Spräakjrua (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · bg мегафо́н (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · cs megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · cy megaffon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · hu megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ru ру́пор (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · kk мегафон (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · az megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · sk megafón (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · fa مگافون (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · vo spikamahorn (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · vi loa phóng thanh (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · id corong suara (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · de Megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ka მეგაფონი (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · tg мегафон (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ru громкоговори́тель (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · km គ្រឿងបំពងសំឡេង (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ru мегафо́н (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · pl megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · ko 경음기 (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · fi huutotorvi (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · vi loa (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · lt megafonas (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · nn megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · da megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · fr porte-voix (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · th โทรโข่ง (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · fi megafoni (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · be гучнагавары́цель (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · nl megafoon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · eo megafono (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · lb Megaphon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · uz megafon (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) · cy corn siarad (portable device used to amplify a person's voice)