trumpet

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see also: Trumpet

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/

Noun

trumpet (plural trumpets)

1. (musical instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

   The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.

2. In an orchestra or other musical group, a musician who plays the trumpet.

   The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.

3. The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.

   The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.

4. (figurative) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.

   • That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit of those times […] to be the trumpet of his praises.

5. A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
6. A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
   • 1974, O.T.A., Proceedings (page 4)

     The result of adopting the latter principle would be that even unimportant T-junctions would be in the form of trumpets or half-cloverleaf junctions.

7. A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.

Synonyms

• (musical instrument) cornet

Translations

• French: trompette
• German: Trompete
• Italian: tromba
• Portuguese: trompete, trombeta
• Russian: труба́
• Spanish: trompeta

Translations

• French: trompettiste
• Italian: tromba, trombettista
• Portuguese: trompetista
• Russian: труба́ч

Translations

• French: barrissement
• Italian: barrito
• Portuguese: barrido, barrito
• Russian: рев
• Spanish: barrito, berrido

Verb

trumpet (trumpets, present participle trumpeting; past and past participle trumpeted)

1. (intransitive) To sound loudly, be amplified

   The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.

2. (intransitive) To play the trumpet.

   Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.

3. (ambitransitive) Of an elephant, to make its cry.

   ''The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet.

4. (ambitransitive) To give a loud cry like that of an elephant.
5. (transitive) To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically

   Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.

   • 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain

     They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the reproaches they could devise against the Irish.

Translations

• Spanish: trompetear

Translations

• French: jouer de la trompette, trompeter (archaic)
• Italian: suonare la tromba
• Portuguese: trombetear
• Russian: игра́ть на труба
• Spanish: trompetear, tocar a la trompeta

Translations

• French: baréter, barrir
• Italian: barrire
• Portuguese: barrir
• Russian: реве́ть
• Spanish: barritar

Translations

• Italian: strombazzare
• Portuguese: trombetear
• Russian: раструбить

Related terms

• trumpet player
• trumpeter
• trumpetress

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Trumpet

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Noun

trumpet (plural trumpets)

1. (slang) A vocal political supporter of US President Donald Trump, especially online.

Related terms

• Trumper
• Trumpster

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