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trumpeter

/ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/ noun C2
  1. Someone who plays a trumpet.
  2. Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
  3. 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").
  4. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. (figuratively)
  5. An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
  6. A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
  7. One who makes a trumpeting sound.

Plural trumpeters

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## The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 85 · B2
A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 85 · B2

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