trumpeter UK /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/US /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/ noun7 •Someone who plays a trumpet. •An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.The trumpeters' fate seems likely to get tangled with that of the mute swan. Currently there's enough habitat for both species, but that may change if trumpeters flourish and mutes aren't controlled. — 1998 •One who makes a trumpeting sound.Booster is not a loud trumpeter as elephants go. — 1975 •(figurative) One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.These men are good trumpeters. — 1612 •Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males. •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"). •A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile. formstrumpeters