noun
Meaning 1
Someone who plays a trumpet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
trumpeter
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/
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CMU ARPABET: T R AH1 M P AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
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noun
Meaning 3
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").
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noun
Meaning 4
One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
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Usage: figuratively
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noun
Meaning 5
An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
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noun
Meaning 6
A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
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noun
Meaning 7
One who makes a trumpeting sound.
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noun
Meaning 8
large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: swan
noun
Meaning 9
large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wading bird, wader
Narrower terms: Brazilian trumpeter, Psophia crepitans
noun
Meaning 10
(formal) a person who announces important news
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: herald
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: messenger, courier
noun
Meaning 11
a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cornetist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player
Narrower terms: bugler, Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, Satchmo, Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie
History
Etymology
From trumpet + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: շեփորահար (šepʻorahar) — person who plays the trumpet
- Armenian: փողահար (pʻoġahar) — person who plays the trumpet
- Asturian: trompetista — person who plays the trumpet
- Asturian: trompeteru — person who plays the trumpet
- Belarusian: трубач (trubač) — person who plays the trumpet
- Bulgarian: тромпетист (trompetist) — person who plays the trumpet
- Bulgarian: тръбач (trǎbač) — person who plays the trumpet
- Catalan: trompetista — person who plays the trumpet
- Catalan: trompeter — person who plays the trumpet
- Catalan: trompeta — person who plays the trumpet
- Chinese Mandarin: 喇叭手 (lǎbāshǒu) — person who plays the trumpet
- Czech: trumpetista — person who plays the trumpet
- Danish: trompetist — person who plays the trumpet
- Danish: trompeter — person who plays the trumpet
- Dutch: trompettist — person who plays the trumpet
- Dutch: trompettiste — person who plays the trumpet
- Esperanto: trumpetisto — person who plays the trumpet
- Finnish: trumpetisti — person who plays the trumpet
- French: trompettiste — person who plays the trumpet
- Galician: trompetista — person who plays the trumpet
- Galician: trompeta — person who plays the trumpet
- German: Trompeter — person who plays the trumpet
- German: Trompeterin — person who plays the trumpet
- Hungarian: trombitás — person who plays the trumpet
- Hungarian: kürtös — person who plays the trumpet
- Hungarian: trombitajátékos — person who plays the trumpet
- Irish: trumpadóir — person who plays the trumpet
- Japanese: トランペッター (toranpettā) — person who plays the trumpet
- Japanese: 喇叭手 (rappashu) — person who plays the trumpet
- Korean: 트럼페터 (teureompeteo) — person who plays the trumpet
- Korean: 나팔수 (napalsu) — person who plays the trumpet
- Latin: būcinātor — person who plays the trumpet
- Latin: aeneator — person who plays the trumpet
- Lithuanian: trimitininkas — person who plays the trumpet
- Lithuanian: trimituotojas — person who plays the trumpet
- Norman: trompetteux — person who plays the trumpet
- Norwegian Bokmål: trompetist — person who plays the trumpet
- Norwegian Nynorsk: trompetist — person who plays the trumpet
- Old English: bīemere — person who plays the trumpet
- Persian: شیپورچی (šeypurči) — person who plays the trumpet
- Persian: شیپورزن (šeypurzan) — person who plays the trumpet
- Persian: کرناچی (karnâči) — person who plays the trumpet
- Polish: trębacz — person who plays the trumpet
- Polish: trębaczka — person who plays the trumpet
- Portuguese: trompetista — person who plays the trumpet
- Portuguese: trombeteiro — person who plays the trumpet
- Portuguese: trombeta — person who plays the trumpet
- Russian: труба́ч (trubáč) — person who plays the trumpet
- Spanish: trompetista — person who plays the trumpet
- Spanish: trompetero — person who plays the trumpet
- Spanish: trompeta — person who plays the trumpet
- Swedish: trumpetare — person who plays the trumpet
- Tajik: карнайчӣ (karnayči) — person who plays the trumpet
- Uyghur: كانايچى (kanaychi) — person who plays the trumpet
- Uzbek: karnaychi — person who plays the trumpet
- Dutch: trompetvogel — bird of the family Psophiidae
- Finnish: kyssäkurki — bird of the family Psophiidae
- German: Trompetervogel — bird of the family Psophiidae
- Navajo: tsiiyázhí — bird of the family Psophiidae
- Dutch: trommelduif — trumpeter pigeon
- Finnish: rumpalikyyhkynen — trumpeter pigeon
- French: pigeon tambour — trumpeter pigeon
- German: Trommeltaube — trumpeter pigeon
- Dutch: trompetzwaan — Cygnus buccinator
- Finnish: trumpettijoutsen — Cygnus buccinator
- Dutch: trompetvis — fish of the family Latridae
- Finnish: trumpettiahven — fish of the family Latridae
- Māori: kohikohi — fish of the family Latridae
- Māori: pōrae — fish of the family Latridae
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