Trumpeter

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  • noun. One who plays the trumpet.
  • noun. One who announces something, as a herald.
  • noun. Any of several mostly ground-dwelling birds of the genus Psophia of tropical South America, having a loud resonant call.
  • noun. The trumpeter swan.
  • noun. Any of several breeds of domestic pigeon having a shell-shaped crest, heavily feathered feet, and a loud call.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In Tasmania, Latris forsteri, a flsh belonging to the family Cirritidæ.
  • noun. One who sounds a trumpet.
  • noun. One who proclaims or publishes.
  • noun. A breed of domestic pigeons, so called from the peculiarity of their cooing. There are several color-varieties.
  • noun. A South American bird of the genus Psophia or family Psophiidæ.
  • noun. The trumpeter-swan, Olor buccinator, the largest swan of North America, distinguished from the common swan, or whistler, by having no yellow spot on the bill, which is also differently shaped, the nostrils occupying a different relative position, as well as by its notably larger size.
  • noun. A large food-fish of New Zealand and Australian waters, Latris hecateia, belonging to the family Cirritidæ, and attaining a weight of about 60 pounds.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who sounds a trumpet.
  • noun. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially Psophia crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also agami, and yakamik.
  • noun. A variety of the domestic pigeon.
  • noun. An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
  • noun. A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidæ, native of Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who plays the trumpet.
  • noun. Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
  • noun. Any of a number of breeds of domestic fancy pigeon in the family Columbidae (originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
  • noun. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
  • noun. An American swan (Olor buccinator) with a very loud note.
  • noun. A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidae, native to Tasmania and New Zealand.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
  • noun. (formal) a person who announces important news
  • noun. a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
  • noun. large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
  • Word Usage
    ""He started playing rhythmic patterns and vocalizing off a tune's melody," recalled trumpeter Terence Blanchard, the program's artistic director, "and we were floored.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    courier  messenger  swan  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blazer  blower  tooter  tootler  
    variant
    agami  yakamik