megaphone
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Noun
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.
- (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.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- bullhorn, the modern electronic amplification version
Derived terms
Translations
portable device used to amplify a person's voice
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Verb
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- (transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
Etymology 2
Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one.
Noun
megaphone (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) a cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
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