mouthpiece

noun

mouth·​piece ˈmau̇th-ˌpēs How to pronounce mouthpiece (audio)
1
: something placed at or forming a mouth
2
: a part (as of an instrument) that goes in the mouth or to which the mouth is applied
3
a
: one that expresses or interprets another's views : spokesman
b
slang : a criminal lawyer

Examples of mouthpiece in a Sentence

the mouthpiece of a trumpet He's been acting as a mouthpiece for the government on questions of foreign policy. The company has hired an attorney as a mouthpiece to answer its critics.
Recent Examples on the Web Large sections of the press act as the mouthpiece of the ruling party for fear of losing government advertisements or facing vindictive tax raids. Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 Many of the popular show’s viewers probably sympathized with him, especially since his younger family members, who were the show’s moral mouthpieces, were so dull. Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 Since the fall of 2021, a few months before the invasion, Mikhailov has been the FSB’s unofficial mouthpiece for the Russian media, promoting the agency’s view of events in Ukraine. Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2023 The timing coincides with Donald Trump’s arrival on the national political scene, seizing control of the right-wing media machine and refashioning it into his personal propaganda mouthpiece that pollutes the country’s information environment. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024 The conflict carried on in social media, with Salazar accusing Lee of trying to disrupt the hearing and calling her a communist sympathizer and a mouthpiece for the Cuban regime. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024 Immediately after Carlson published the chat online, Putin’s mouthpieces rushed to amplify it. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024 In addition, the Groove Cara Pen comes with a high-grade glass mouthpiece that results in more excellent vapor quality. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 The country’s public television channel, TVP, which essentially became a mouthpiece for the previous government, has been ripped off the air. Rob Picheta, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mouthpiece was in 1673

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“Mouthpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouthpiece. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

mouthpiece

noun
mouth·​piece -ˌpēs How to pronounce mouthpiece (audio)
1
: the part put to, between, or near the lips
the mouthpiece of a trumpet
the mouthpiece of a telephone
2
: someone who expresses another person's ideas : spokesperson

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