megaphone
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
megaphone (plural megaphones)
- A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
- Synonyms: (US) bullhorn, speaking trumpet
- (figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
- 2018 June 6, Arwa Mahdawi, “Michael Pack: the Bannon ally critics fear will become Trump's global propagandist”, in The Guardian[1]:
- If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.
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Translations[edit]
portable device used to amplify a person's voice
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Verb[edit]
megaphone (third-person singular simple present megaphones, present participle megaphoning, simple past and past participle megaphoned)
- (transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
Etymology 2[edit]
Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one.
Noun[edit]
megaphone (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
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