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bugler

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who plays a bugle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who plays a bugle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: trumpeter, cornetist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman buglebor. Middle English bugle English bugle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bugler From bugle + -er.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: borizan — someone who plays the bugle
  • Bulgarian: тръбач (trǎbač) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Catalan: corneta — someone who plays the bugle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 司號員 /司号员 (sīhàoyuán) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 司號兵 /司号兵 (sīhàobīng) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 司號 /司号 (sīhào) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Czech: trubač — someone who plays the bugle
  • Finnish: merkkitorven soittaja — someone who plays the bugle
  • French: clairon — someone who plays the bugle
  • German: Hornist — someone who plays the bugle
  • Irish: buabhallaí — someone who plays the bugle
  • Japanese: 喇叭手 (rappashu) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Korean: 나팔수 (napalsu) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Russian: горни́ст (gorníst) — someone who plays the bugle
  • Swedish: hornblåsare — someone who plays the bugle