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trum·pet·er
\11 trəmpə̇d.ə(r), -ə̇tə-\ noun
(-s ; except sense 3c(1))
Etymology: Middle English trumpatour, from trumpete trumpet + -our -or — more at trumpet
1.
a. : a trumpet player; specifically : an agent (as a herald) who gives signals with a trumpet
b. : one that praises or advocates : eulogist, spokesman
< became his toady and trumpeter — Robertson Davies >
< trumpeter for democratic support of the League of Nations — Saturday Review >
2. or trumpeter muscle : buccinator
3.
a. : any of several large highly gregarious easily domesticated forest-dwelling So. American birds (genus Psophia) that are related to the cranes, have long legs, a long neck, a head and beak very similar to those of domestic fowl, soft plumage which is mostly blackish with yellowish green or purplish iridescence on neck and breast, and a loud clear prolonged cry, and are often kept in Brazil to protect poultry; especially : a bird (P. crepitans) of Guiana and Brazil
b. : trumpeter swan
c.
(1) usually capitalized : an Asiatic breed of pigeons that have a shell crest, heavily feathered feet, and a prolonged melodious call and that are best known from a strain developed in Germany
(2) : a bird of the Trumpeter breed
4.
a. : any of several Australian and New Zealand marine spiny-finned fishes (family Latrididae); especially : a choice food fish (Latris lineata) that is silvery with olive longitudinal stripes and reaches a weight of 60 to 80 pounds
b. : any of several other fishes that make a trumpeting or grunting noise when caught: as
(1) : an Australian striped perch (Heliotes sexlineatus)
(2) or trumpeter perch : a related fish (Pelates quadrilineatus) |