trumpeter meaning and definition

TRUMPETER noun

Definition of trumpeter (noun)

1. a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
   • synonyms: cornetist
2. (formal) a person who announces important news
   • "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"
   • synonyms: herald
3. large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
4. large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
   • synonyms: Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan