bugler

noun

bu·​gler ˈbyü-glər How to pronounce bugler (audio)
: a person who sounds a bugle

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The retired Minnesota business owner volunteers through Bugles Across America, a nonprofit organization that provides live buglers for military funerals and memorial services. Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 26 May 2026 Bugler Mike Timson will again lead Echo Taps with Poway High School student Hudson McKewan as the echo bugler. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026 The event will include a bugler playing taps and a tour of the subdivision’s Memorial Island and monument. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2026 This year’s Kentucky Derby will be Buttleman’s 31st as the official bugler at Churchill Downs, and over the years, the musician has developed a pre-race ritual. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bugler

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bugler was in 1792

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“Bugler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bugler. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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