trumpeter

[truhm-pi-ter] /ˈtrʌm pɪ tər/
noun
1.
a person who plays a trumpet; trumpet player.
2.
a person who proclaims or announces something with a trumpet.
3.
a soldier, usually in a mounted unit, whose duty is to sound the required trumpet calls.
4.
a person who proclaims, commends, or extols something loudly or widely; eulogizer.
5.
any of several large South American birds of the family Psophiidae, especially Psophia crepitans, related to the cranes and rails, having a loud, harsh, prolonged cry.
6.
trumpeter swan.
7.
one of a breed of domestic pigeons.
Origin
1490-1500; trumpet + -er1
Examples from the web for trumpeter
  • trumpeter hornbill through up a fruit to catch it and eat it.
  • Into view flies a family of trumpeter swans, the parents are snowy white, their cygnets a sooty grey.
  • trumpeter swans are marked with neck collars as a cost effective way to monitor their movements.
  • Applying cooperative distributed problem solving methods to trumpeter swan management.
  • trumpeter swans are often found in pairs that mate for life.
  • Tundra and trumpeter swans visit in the hundreds during migration.
British Dictionary definitions for trumpeter

trumpeter

/ˈtrʌmpɪtə/
noun
1.
a person who plays the trumpet, esp one whose duty it is to play fanfares, signals, etc
2.
any of three birds of the genus Psophia of the forests of South America, having a rounded body, long legs, and a glossy blackish plumage: family Psophiidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)
3.
(sometimes capital) a breed of domestic fancy pigeon with a long ruff
Encyclopedia Article for trumpeter

any of three species of long-legged, round-bodied birds comprising the family Psophiidae (order Gruiformes). All are about 50 centimetres (20 inches) long, inhabit northern South America, and are named for their strident calls, uttered as they roam the jungle floor searching for berries and insects. Trumpeters are small-headed and thin-necked, with short, rounded wings, a short bill, and a characteristic hunched posture. Their plumage is dark, with lighter wing patches. Unwary, they are easily killed for their excellent flesh

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