mouthpiece

[ mouth-pees ]

noun

1. a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
2. a piece or part, as of an instrument, to which the mouth is applied or which is held in the mouth:

   the mouthpiece of a trumpet.

3. the part of a bit or bridle, as for a horse, that passes through the animal's mouth.
4. a person, newspaper, etc., that conveys the opinions or sentiments of others; spokesperson.
5. Slang. a lawyer, especially a criminal lawyer.

mouthpiece

/ ˈmaʊθˌpiːs /

noun

1. the part of a wind instrument into which the player blows
2. the part of a telephone receiver into which a person speaks
3. the part of a container forming its mouth
4. a person who acts as a spokesman, as for an organization
5. a publication, esp a periodical, expressing the official views of an organization
6. See gumshield
   boxing another name for gumshield

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouthpiece¹

First recorded in 1675–85; mouth + piece

Example Sentences

Klein also recommends an anti-snoring mouthpiece, which can help widen your airway.

From Popular-Science

While some musicians opted to stay in lockdown, others moved rehearsals and performances outside, often using makeshift bell covers or musician masks with space for a mouthpiece.

From Science News

They can provide extra coverage, eliminate the mouthpiece, and encourage a relaxing swim through the sea.

From Popular-Science

In a June video on GTV, a media outlet that serves as a mouthpiece for Guo, a host summarizing a recent Guo made about Getter said that the social media platform was “the concentration of Miles’s whole life work.”

From The Daily Beast

Brands have to start approaching influencers as brands, not as mouthpieces.

From Digiday

Now, a new mouthpiece may help protect players from irreversible harm.

From The Daily Beast

They will learn that I am a herd-bound mouthpiece for the scientific status quo.

From The Daily Beast

This clownesque mouthpiece claims to cure your saggy cheeks and tired muscles after three minutes a day of use.

From The Daily Beast

In both cases, when someone answered he was to blow three times into the mouthpiece, and then hang up.

From The Daily Beast

Three short breaths into the mouthpiece, and the line went dead.

From The Daily Beast

Clean your tube regularly, and your amber mouthpiece with a feather dipped in spirits of lavender.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, an artificial mouthpiece has to be provided for our organ-pipe, but this is called the boot.

From Project Gutenberg

The first and largest of these had a thick bamboo stem, an amber mouthpiece, and a tiny, disproportionate bowl of brass.

From Project Gutenberg

He caught up the receiver again and pressed it to his ear, leaning forward to the mouthpiece.

From Project Gutenberg

The tongue is irritated by a pipe that has a small bore in the mouthpiece: use a mouthpiece that has as large a bore as possible.

From Project Gutenberg