# trumpeter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #41,918

## Definitions
1. Someone who plays a trumpet.
2. Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
3. Any of a number of breeds of fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").
4. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
5. An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.
6. A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
7. One who makes a trumpeting sound.

## Etymology
From trumpet + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **trumpet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trumpet-vs-trumpeter)

## Common misspellings (14)
`rtumpeter`, `trmupeter`, `trrumpeter`, `trumepter`, `trummpeter`, `trumpeetr`, `trumpeterr`, `trumpetre`, `trumpetter`, `trumppeter`, `trumpteer`, `trupmeter`, `ttrumpeter`, `turmpeter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trumpeter