TRUMPETER

• (noun) large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry

  synonyms : cygnus buccinator , trumpeter swan

• (noun) large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated

• (noun) (formal) a person who announces important news

  "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

  synonyms : herald

• (noun) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet

  synonyms : cornetist

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