trumpeter
Plural: trumpeters
Noun
- a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
- (formal) a person who announces important news
- large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
- large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
- Someone who plays a trumpet.
- 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.
- An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
- A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
- One who makes a trumpeting sound.
Origin / Etymology
From trumpet + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
Synonyms
cornetist, Cygnus buccinator, herald, trumpeter swan, Olor buccinator, trumpet-player, trumpeteer, trumpetist
Scrabble Score: 13
trumpeter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrumpeter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trumpeter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary