trumpeter

From trumpet +‎ -er.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/
• Hyphenation: trum‧pet‧er

trumpeter (plural trumpeters)

1. Someone who plays a 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 fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming".
4. (figuratively) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
   • 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Vain Glory:

     These men are good trumpeters.

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.

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.

• (one who plays trumpet): trumpetist, trumpet-player
• (Cygnus buccinator): Olor buccinator (dated)

trumpeter

1. indefinite plural of trumpet