trumpet (n.)

late 14c., from Old French trompette "trumpet," diminutive of trompe (see trump (n.2)).

trumpet (v.)

1520s, from trumpet (n.). Figurative sense of "to proclaim, extol" is attested from 1580s. Related: Trumpeted; trumpeting.

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trump (n.2)

"trumpet," c. 1300, from Old French trompe "long, tube-like musical wind instrument" (12c.), cognate with Provençal tromba, Italian tromba, all probably from a Germanic source (compare Old High German trumpa, Old Norse trumba "trumpet"), of imitative origin.

trombone (n.)

brass wind instrument, 1724, from Italian trombone, augmentative form of tromba "trumpet," from a Germanic source (compare Old High German trumba "trumpet;" see trumpet (n.)). German Posaune "trombone" is from Old French buisine, from Latin buccina, bucina "a (crooked) trumpet."

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Definitions of trumpet from WordNet

trumpet (v.)

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet;

Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty

trumpet (v.)

play or blow on the trumpet;

trumpet (v.)

utter in trumpet-like sounds;

Elephants are trumpeting

trumpet (n.)

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves;

Synonyms: cornet / horn / trump

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