loudhailer
loudhailer noun: a megaphone or bullhorn.
Noun
loudhailer (plural loudhailers)
- 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
- As Ukrainian forces struggled to hold the flattened city, it was claimed that civilians in captured territory were being deceived into leaving shelters to be bussed out to Russian camps by soldiers wielding loudhailers. […] Russian soldiers with loudhailers were instead said to be driving around...2022 March 24, Daniel Boffey, “Ukraine sinks Russian ship as Moscow accused of forcible deportations from Mariupol”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2022
- Synonyms:
- blowhorn
Synonyms of loudhailer
Forms of loudhailer
| plural | loudhailers |
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Origin of loudhailer
From loud + hailer.
Words that rhyme with loudhailer
Questions about loudhailer
- What does loudhailer mean?
- Loudhailer means a megaphone or bullhorn.
- What part of speech is loudhailer?
- Loudhailer is a noun.
- What is the plural of loudhailer?
- The plural of loudhailer is loudhailers.
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