trumpeter

American  

[truhm-pi-ter] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tər /

noun

1. a person who plays a trumpet player.

2. a person who proclaims or announces something with a trumpet.

3. a soldier, usually in a mounted unit, whose duty is to sound the required trumpet calls.

4. a person who proclaims, commends, or extols something loudly or widely; eulogizer.

5. any of several large South American birds of the family Psophiidae, especially Psophia crepitans, related to the cranes and rails, having a loud, harsh, prolonged cry.

6. trumpeter swan.

7. one of a breed of domestic pigeons.

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trumpeter British  

/ ˈtrʌmpɪtə /

noun

1. a person who plays the trumpet, esp one whose duty it is to play fanfares, signals, etc

2. any of three birds of the genus Psophia of the forests of South America, having a rounded body, long legs, and a glossy blackish plumage: family Psophiidae , order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)

3. (sometimes capital) a breed of domestic fancy pigeon with a long ruff

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Etymology

Origin of trumpeter

First recorded in 1490–1500; trumpet + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

There’s vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, trumpeter Don Cherry, and Ornette Coleman, who came through L.A. and worked as an elevator operator while developing bands with locals like Bobby Bradford.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

“Solitude” becomes an eight-minute meditation, enriched by expressive statements from tenor saxman Paul Gonsalves and trumpeter Ray Nance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

He works with a quintet featuring trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, bassist Matt Engle, saxophonist Bryan Rogers and vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco, and each contributes concise solos and thoughtful interplay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

It seemed like magic to me when I put on the headphones Tsalig handed me and heard the famous trumpeter of Kraków marking the noon hour with his horn, hundreds of miles away.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson