TRUMPETER

trumpeter, trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator

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

trumpeter

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

herald, trumpeter

(noun) (formal) a person who announces important news; “the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet”

trumpeter, cornetist

(noun) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

trumpeter (plural trumpeters)

Someone who plays a trumpet.

Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae 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").

(figurative) 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.

Usage notes

When piston cornets were introduced, a distinction was made between a person who played an old fashioned valveless trumpet (a "trumpeter") and a musician who played a cornet-á-pistons (a "trumpet player"). This distinction is mostly lost today, as the standard Bb trumpet is so much more prevalent than any museum-piece valveless trumpet.

Synonyms

• (one who plays trumpet): trumpetist, trumpet-player

• (Cygnus buccinator): Olor buccinator (dated)

Source: Wiktionary

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Trump"et*er, n.

1. One who sounds a trumpet.

2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. These men are good trumpeters. Bacon.

3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P. 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. (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon. (c) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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