trumpeter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From trumpet + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
Meanings
- Someone who plays a trumpet.
- Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
- Any of a number of breeds of fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
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(figuratively) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
These men are good trumpeters.
1612, Francis Bacon, Of Vain Glory:
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An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
The trumpeters' fate seems likely to get tangled with that of the mute swan. Currently there's enough habitat for both species, but that may change if trumpeters flourish and mutes aren't controlled.
1998, Bob Devine, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Alien invasion: America's battle with non-native animals and plants:
- A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
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One who makes a trumpeting sound.
Booster is not a loud trumpeter as elephants go.
1975, Private Eye, numbers 340-366, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trumpeters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Bernburg trumpeter · Schmölln trumpeter · Dresden trumpeter · trumpeter finch · Harzburg trumpeter · Psophia viridis · Franconian trumpeter · English trumpeter · Vogtland trumpeter · Russian trumpeter · Bokhara trumpeter · German beak-crested trumpeter · trumpeter swan · Altenburg trumpeter · Columba livia · Psophia leucoptera · Czech trumpeter · trumpeter pigeon · Psophia crepitans · Arabian trumpeter · Saxon trumpeter · grey-winged trumpeter · German fork-tailed trumpeter · German double-crested trumpeter · Syrian trumpeter · pale-winged trumpeter · gold-breasted trumpeter · trumpeter crane · trumpetress · dark-winged trumpeter · bastard trumpeter
Synonyms
Olor buccinator (Cygnus buccinator) · trumpeteer (one who plays trumpet) · trumpetist (one who plays trumpet) · trumpet-player (one who plays trumpet)
Translations (69)
fi kyssäkurki (bird of the family Psophiidae) · cmn 喇叭手 (person who plays the trumpet) · be трубач (person who plays the trumpet) · es trompetero (person who plays the trumpet) · hy շեփորահար (person who plays the trumpet) · ca trompeta (person who plays the trumpet) · pl trębaczka (person who plays the trumpet) · fi trumpettijoutsen (Cygnus buccinator) · ca trompeter (person who plays the trumpet) · fr pigeon tambour (trumpeter pigeon) · mi kohikohi (fish of the family Latridae) · da trompeter (person who plays the trumpet) · hu trombitajátékos (person who plays the trumpet) · bg тромпетист (person who plays the trumpet) · uz karnaychi (person who plays the trumpet) · hu kürtös (person who plays the trumpet) · pl trębacz (person who plays the trumpet) · fi rumpalikyyhkynen (trumpeter pigeon) · hy փողահար (person who plays the trumpet) · pt trombeteiro (person who plays the trumpet) · gl trompetista (person who plays the trumpet) · nl trompettist (person who plays the trumpet) · es trompeta (person who plays the trumpet) · tg карнайчӣ (person who plays the trumpet) · de Trompeterin (person who plays the trumpet) · ang bīemere (person who plays the trumpet) · ga trumpadóir (person who plays the trumpet) · ja トランペッター (person who plays the trumpet) · mi pōrae (fish of the family Latridae) · de Trompetervogel (bird of the family Psophiidae) · es trompetista (person who plays the trumpet) · nl trompetvogel (bird of the family Psophiidae) · gl trompeta (person who plays the trumpet) · de Trompeter (person who plays the trumpet) · nrf trompetteux (person who plays the trumpet) · fa شیپورچی (person who plays the trumpet) · ko 나팔수 (person who plays the trumpet) · sv trumpetare (person who plays the trumpet) · nl trompetzwaan (Cygnus buccinator) · de Trommeltaube (trumpeter pigeon) · ast trompeteru (person who plays the trumpet) · fa کرناچی (person who plays the trumpet) · ast trompetista (person who plays the trumpet) · eo trumpetisto (person who plays the trumpet) · fi trumpetisti (person who plays the trumpet) · nb trompetist (person who plays the trumpet) · la būcinātor (person who plays the trumpet) · nl trompettiste (person who plays the trumpet) · hu trombitás (person who plays the trumpet) · ca trompetista (person who plays the trumpet) · fr trompettiste (person who plays the trumpet) · ru труба́ч (person who plays the trumpet) · ko 트럼페터 (person who plays the trumpet) · fa شیپورزن (person who plays the trumpet) · da trompetist (person who plays the trumpet) · la aeneator (person who plays the trumpet) · pt trombeta (person who plays the trumpet) · bg тръбач (person who plays the trumpet) · fi trumpettiahven (fish of the family Latridae) · lt trimitininkas (person who plays the trumpet) · nn trompetist (person who plays the trumpet) · nv tsiiyázhí (bird of the family Psophiidae) · nl trompetvis (fish of the family Latridae) · cs trumpetista (person who plays the trumpet) · ja 喇叭手 (person who plays the trumpet) · nl trommelduif (trumpeter pigeon) · pt trompetista (person who plays the trumpet) · ug كانايچى (person who plays the trumpet) · lt trimituotojas (person who plays the trumpet)