1. (

• trumpeter ,
• cornetist

) a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet ;

2. (

• herald ,
• trumpeter ,

) (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" ;

3. (

• trumpeter ,

) large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated ;

4. (

• trumpeter ,
• trumpeter_swan ,
• Cygnus_buccinator

) large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry ;