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loud hailer

loud hailer is the alternative form of loudhailer.

Meaning of loudhailer

Noun

loudhailer (plural loudhailers)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A megaphone or bullhorn.
    • It's a grotesque, misleading smear on a diverse group of individuals – a bit like claiming all Muslims are terrorists (which, coincidentally, the guy beside them is currently doing through a loudhailer).2010 August 30, Charlie Brooker, “Buzzwords for blowhards”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 May 2023
    Synonyms:
    blowhorn

Forms of loud hailer

pluralloud hailers

Questions about loud hailer

What is loud hailer the alternative form of?
Loud hailer is the alternative form of loudhailer.

Words near loud hailer in the dictionary

  1. louching
  2. Loucinda
  3. loucoumi
  4. loud
  5. loud and clear
  6. loud hailer
  7. loud hailers
  8. loud mouth
  9. loud mouths
  10. loud silence
  11. loud silences

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