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Trumpeter Common

Trumpeter has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet

2

(formal) a person who announces important news

"the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

3

large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated

4

large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry

5

Someone who plays a trumpet.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
musician messenger wading bird swan
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bugler Brazilian trumpeter

Origin

The word trumpeter comes from combining the word trumpet with the suffix -er. This suffix was added to form an agent noun, indicating a person who plays the instrument.

Rhyming Words
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