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trum⋅pet⋅er

  [truhm-pi-ter]
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–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, esp. 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 + -er 1
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trum·pet·er   (trŭm'pĭ-tər)   
n.  

  1. Music One who plays the trumpet.

  2. One who announces something, as a herald.

  3. Any of several large cranelike birds of the genus Psophia of tropical South America, having a loud resonant call.

    1. The trumpeter swan.

    2. A variety of domestic pigeon having a shell-shaped crest and heavily feathered feet.

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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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