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 Some have trespassed in government buildings, blocked high-traffic bridges and entered private businesses with bullhorns, chanting at employees. Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024 Protesters with bullhorns yell at women to turn around and wave signs condemning its owner, Dr. Ronald Yunis, an obstetrician-gynecologist, as a baby killer. Jack Healy Caitlin O’Hara, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024 Its flagship product Truth Social, Trump’s bullhorn of choice, is a minor player in a social media landscape dominated by megacorporations like Facebook owner Meta. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 And then there are the Cybertruck owners who added their own aesthetic touches to Tesla’s already ostentatious design, with winning flourishes like gigantic bullhorns on the truck’s hood, or spraypainted graffiti-style art. Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024 Corrie, wearing an orange fluorescent vest and speaking through a bullhorn, was determined to stop them. Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024 Trying to turn a ballot into a bullhorn Earlier this month, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, endorsed Listen to Michigan's campaign. Colin Jackson, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024 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

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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 2 May. 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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