bullhorn

noun

bull·​horn ˈbu̇l-ˌhȯrn 

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

Video from the scene of the confrontation showed officers swinging their batons at protesters and knocking them to the ground — offering no justification other than that one individual with a bullhorn was violating a noise ordinance. —Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

While explosive aerial strikes target gang positions, police units move in on the ground, bulldozing homes and using bullhorns to warn residents of upcoming operations. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026

But the button on her social-media bullhorn is sure to stay hot. —Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

In August, for example, animal rights activists protested with bullhorns outside of the home of Vogue’s deputy editor Taylor Antrim. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bullhorn

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn

Kids Definition

bullhorn

noun

bull·​horn ˈbu̇l-ˌhȯ(ə)rn 

: a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker