Trumpeter

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹʌmpÉ›tÉœ/

Origin

From trumpet + -er.

Full definition of trumpeter

Noun

1. A person who plays the trumpet.
2. Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
3. Any of a number of breeds of domestic fancy pigeon in the family Columbidae (originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
4. (figurative) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
• Francis BaconThese men are good trumpeters.
5. An American swan () with a very loud note.
6. A large edible fish () of the family , native to Tasmania and New Zealand.

Derived terms

• Altenburg trumpeter, Columba livia
• Arabian trumpeter, Columba livia
• Bernburg trumpeter, Columba livia
• Bokhara trumpeter, Columba livia
• Czech trumpeter, Columba livia
• dark-winged trumpeter, Psophia viridis
• Dresden trumpeter, Columba livia
• English trumpeter, Columba livia
• Franconian trumpeter, Columba livia
• German beak-crested trumpeter, Columba livia
• German double-crested trumpeter, Columba livia
• German fork-tailed trumpeter, Columba livia
• grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans
• Harzburg trumpeter, Columba livia
• pale-winged trumpeter, Psophia leucoptera
• Russian trumpeter, Columba livia
• Saxon trumpeter, Columba livia
• Schmölln trumpeter (Schmoelln trumpeter, Schmolln trumpeter), Columba livia
• Syrian trumpeter, Columba livia
• Vogtland trumpeter, Columba livia

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.