megaphone
1 of 2noun
mega·phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn 
: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
megaphonic
ˌme-gə-ˈfä-nik
adjective megaphone
2 of 2verb
megaphoned; megaphoning; megaphones
transitive verb
: to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone
intransitive verb
: to speak through or as if through a megaphone
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2022 That Saturday afternoon, Zhou exerted all his energy leading hundreds with his megaphone in hand. Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Perversely, Pamela Paul sees the end of Roe as the ideal moment to take her megaphone—one far more sizeable than anti-trans feminists’—and direct it at trans people. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 6 July 2022 But perhaps Trump’s most effective tool in keeping potential witnesses loyal is the power of his own megaphone. Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022 But perhaps Trump’s most effective tool in keeping potential witnesses loyal is the power of his own megaphone. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 In the video, Sweetin is seen standing on an embankment on the freeway shouting something through her megaphone towards the protesters when LAPD officers grab her and shove her several feet onto the freeway. Li Cohen, CBS News, 27 June 2022 The method Dones and the team set out to create aimed to be both a head count and a megaphone, quantitative numeration fused with an opportunity to record testimonies from the homeless community. Kyle Swenson, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 President Trump has the megaphone and the resources to seek justice. Aubrie Spady, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
Among those spreading the word through his megaphone was Angeli. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2022 That Saturday afternoon, Zhou exerted all his energy leading hundreds with his megaphone in hand. Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Perversely, Pamela Paul sees the end of Roe as the ideal moment to take her megaphone—one far more sizeable than anti-trans feminists’—and direct it at trans people. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 6 July 2022 But perhaps Trump’s most effective tool in keeping potential witnesses loyal is the power of his own megaphone. Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2022 But perhaps Trump’s most effective tool in keeping potential witnesses loyal is the power of his own megaphone. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 In the video, Sweetin is seen standing on an embankment on the freeway shouting something through her megaphone towards the protesters when LAPD officers grab her and shove her several feet onto the freeway. Li Cohen, CBS News, 27 June 2022 The method Dones and the team set out to create aimed to be both a head count and a megaphone, quantitative numeration fused with an opportunity to record testimonies from the homeless community. Kyle Swenson, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 President Trump has the megaphone and the resources to seek justice. Aubrie Spady, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
mega- + -phone entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
1878, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Kids Definition
megaphone
noun
mega·phone ˈme-gə-ˌfōn
: a device shaped like a cone that is used to direct the voice and increase its loudness