TRUMPETER

noun Date: 15th century 1. a trumpet player, one that praises or advocates ; eulogist , spokesman , 2. any of a genus ( Psophia of the family Psophiidae) of large gregarious long-legged South American birds that are related to the cranes and have a long thin neck usually held close to the body, any of an Asian breed of pigeons with a rounded crest and heavily feathered feet