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trumpeter

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtɹəmpətɝ// UK //tɹˈʌmpɛtɐ// trum·peter

n. a person who plays the trumpet. You use this word to describe a musician who uses a brass instrument with a flared bell.

n. a person who plays the trumpet, a brass instrument consisting of a long tube bent into a circle and flaring out at the end.


SIMPLE

The trumpeter played a beautiful solo during the concert.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of practice, the young trumpeter finally joined the city's professional jazz band.

COMPLEX

The lead trumpeter's performance was so technically demanding that it required a level of breath control and finger dexterity rarely seen outside of the most elite orchestras.

Synonyms
Origin

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

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