n.
Pronunciation: ' tr ə m-p ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English trompette, from Anglo-French, from trumpe trump
Date: 14th century
1 a : a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell specifically : a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 21/2 octaves b : a musical instrument (as a cornet) resembling a trumpet
2 : a trumpet player
3 : something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: as a : a funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound b (1) : a stentorian voice (2) : a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)
– trum · pet · like adjective
trumpet[1]