trumpeter Definition

trumpet
noun

1a. A brass musical wind instrument with a narrow tube and flared bell and a set of valves;
1b. A similar but simpler instrument that is used, especially by the military, for signalling, fanfares, etc.
2. The corona of a daffodil.
3. Any conical device designed to amplify sound, eg an ear-trumpet.
4. The loud cry of an elephant.

verb trumpeted, trumpeting

intr
1. Said of an elephant: to make a loud cry.
intr
2. To blow a trumpet.
3. To make known or proclaim loudly.

Thesaurus: bellow, proclaim, announce, call, shout, tout, roar, advertise, broadcast, extol.

Derivative: trumpeter
noun

Derivative: trumpeted
adj

Derivative: trumpeting
adj, noun

Idiom: blow one's own trumpet

To boast about one's own skills, achievements, etc.
Thesaurus: brag, boast, gloat, swagger, congratulate oneself.

Etymology: 13c: from French trompette.