Trump"et*er (?), n. 1.
One who sounds a trumpet.
2. One who proclaims, publishes, or
denounces.
These men are good trumpeters.
Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one
of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus
Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant, and
often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are
allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also
agami, and yakamik. (b) A variety
of the domestic pigeon. (c) An American swan
(Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
4. (Zoöl.) A large edible fish
(Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidæ, native of
Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty
pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
Trump"et*er (?), n. 1.
One who sounds a trumpet.
2. One who proclaims, publishes, or
denounces.
These men are good trumpeters.
Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one
of several species of long-legged South American birds of the genus
Psophia, especially P. crepitans, which is abundant, and
often domesticated and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are
allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry. Called also
agami, and yakamik. (b) A variety
of the domestic pigeon. (c) An American swan
(Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note.
4. (Zoöl.) A large edible fish
(Latris hecateia) of the family Cirrhitidæ, native of
Tasmania and New Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty
pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish.
