bullhorn

noun

bull·​horn ˈbu̇l-ˌhȯrn How to pronounce bullhorn (audio)
 also  ˈbəl-
1
: a loudspeaker on a naval ship
2
: a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker

Examples of bullhorn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the first week of the trial, dozens gathered in the cold, chanting through bullhorns and marching with Honduran flags and homemade signs denouncing Mr. Hernández. Wesley Parnell, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024 The past week, however, has seen the Spirit Awards in Santa Monica disrupted not by speeches, but by an outside-the-tent agitator with an amplified bullhorn. Steven Gaydos, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024 Evidence at his trial showed that Griffin used a bullhorn on Jan. 6 to fire up Trump supporters against then-Vice President Mike Pence, whose role in Congress that day was to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024 The two-hour interview gave him a bullhorn to an American audience just as many congressional Republicans worked to block a vital lifeline of American military aide to Ukraine. Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024 Crowds of protesters gather outside most nights, blasting music through concert speakers and shouting obscenities through bullhorns. Judith Sudilovsky, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024 An organizer began reading names and ages into the bullhorn: Jaana al-Astal, fourteen years old. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023 But the book operates as a reminder — never dull, often stinging — of what is lost when nuanced argument is supplanted by one-note bullhorns. David Amsden, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024 Several young women in combat boots and hijabs, who had organized the rally, came out carrying homemade posters and a bullhorn. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bullhorn was in 1942

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“Bullhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullhorn. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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bullhorn

noun
bull·​horn ˈbu̇l-ˌhȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce bullhorn (audio)
: a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker
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