trumpet

B1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8074

Meanings

1

noun
A brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it, making a bright, high sound.

He learned to play the trumpet in the school band.
2

verb
To announce something loudly and proudly.

The company trumpeted its record profits in every newspaper.
3

noun
The loud cry made by an elephant.

The large bull gave a deep trumpet as he charged.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a brass musical instrument... cornetflugelhorn

2 verb · to announce something... proclaim

Word family

Forms trumpetedtrumpetingtrumpets

Derived forms trumpet-playertrumpet-tonguedtrumpetertrumpetist

Related forms trumpetertrumpetress

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trumpet section
the group of musicians who play trumpets in an orchestra or band

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Old High German trumpa, trumba (“horn, trumpet”), Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”), Old Norse trumba (“pipe; trumpet”). More at drum. Displaced native English beme, from Middle English beme, from Old English bīeme.

trumpet Middle English trompette Old French *trumpa frk

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# trumpet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 8074

## Meanings
1. A brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it, making a bright, high sound.
2. To announce something loudly and proudly.
3. The loud cry made by an elephant.

## Examples
- He learned to play the trumpet in the school band.
- The company trumpeted its record profits in every newspaper.
- The large bull gave a deep trumpet as he charged.

## Derived Forms
- trumpet-player
- trumpet-tongued
- trumpeter
- trumpetist

## Related Forms
- trumpeter
- trumpetress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trumpet
- Root: trompette
- Root: *trumpa

## Etymology
From Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Old High German trumpa, trumba (“horn, trumpet”), Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”), Old Norse trumba (“pipe; trumpet”). More at drum. Displaced native English beme, from Middle English beme, from Old English bīeme.

## AI Etymology
Trumpet is from Middle English trumpet, trumpette, trompette (“trumpet”), from Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Old High German trumpa, trumba (“horn, trumpet”), Middle Dutch tromme (“drum”), Middle Low German trumme (“drum”), Old Norse trumba (“pipe; trumpet”). More at drum. Displaced native English beme, from Middle English beme, from Old English bīeme. Derived formations include trumpet-player, trumpet-tongued, trumpeter, trumpetist.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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