trumpeter
Syllables: trum·pet·er/ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/US/ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/
trumpeter noun: someone who plays a trumpet.
Noun
trumpeter (plural trumpeters)
- Someone who plays a trumpet.
- Synonyms:
- trumpeteer, trumpetist, trumpet-player
- 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").
- One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
- These men are good trumpeters.1612, Francis Bacon, Of Vain Glory
- 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
- Synonyms:
- Olor buccinator
- A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
- One who makes a trumpeting sound.
- Booster is not a loud trumpeter as elephants go.1975, Private Eye, numbers 340-366, page 9
trumpeter meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Persian
trumpeter in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
trumpeter in Malayalam
- കാഹളമൂതുന്നവൻ, ദൂതൻ
trumpeter in Kannada
- ಕಹಳೆಯವನು, ತುತ್ತೂರಿ ಊದುವವ
trumpeter in Persian
- person who plays the trumpet
- شیپورچی šeypurči, شیپورزن šeypurzan, کرناچی karnâči
Examples of trumpeter in a sentence
- He jumped as trumpeters announced the arrival of the king and his king consort.
- Examples are: screamer, whistler, warbler, trumpeter, and the suffixless chat.
- Booster is not a loud trumpeter as elephants go.
Synonyms of trumpeter
- trumpeteer
- trumpetist
- trumpet-player
- Olor buccinator
Forms of trumpeter
| plural | trumpeters |
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Origin of trumpeter
From trumpet + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
Words formed from trumpeter
- Altenburg trumpeter
- Columba livia
- Arabian trumpeter
- bastard trumpeter
- Bernburg trumpeter
- Bokhara trumpeter
- Czech trumpeter
- dark-winged trumpeter
- Psophia viridis
- Dresden trumpeter
- English trumpeter
- Franconian trumpeter
- German beak-crested trumpeter
- German double-crested trumpeter
- German fork-tailed trumpeter
- gold-breasted trumpeter
- grey-winged trumpeter
- Psophia crepitans
- Harzburg trumpeter
- pale-winged trumpeter
- Psophia leucoptera
- Russian trumpeter
- Saxon trumpeter
- Schmölln trumpeter
- Syrian trumpeter
- trumpeter crane
- trumpeter finch
- trumpeter pigeon
- trumpeter swan
- trumpetress
- Vogtland trumpeter
Phrases with trumpeter
Questions about trumpeter
- What does trumpeter mean?
- Trumpeter means someone who plays a trumpet.
- What is trumpeter in Tamil?
- Trumpeter in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Trumpeter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trumpeter?
- Trumpeter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trumpeter?
- Trumpeter is pronounced /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of trumpeter?
- The plural of trumpeter is trumpeters.
Words near trumpeter in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trumpeter (page history and authors); trumpeter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trumpeter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trumpeter (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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