trumpeter
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
trumpeter (plural trumpeters)
- 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 fancy pigeon (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.
- 1998, Bob Devine, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Alien invasion: America's battle with non-native animals and plants
- 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.
- (one who plays trumpet) trumpetist, trumpet-player
- (Cygnus buccinator) Olor buccinator (dated)
- French: trompettiste
- German: Trompeter
- Portuguese: trompetista, trombeteiro, trombeta
- Russian: труба́ч
- Spanish: trompetista, trompetero, trompeta
- German: Trompetervogel
- French: pigeon tambour
- German: Trommeltaube
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