bullhorn

or bull horn

[ bool-hawrn ]

/ ˈbʊlˌhɔrn /

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noun

a directional, high-powered, electrical loudspeaker or megaphone.

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Origin of bullhorn

First recorded in 1950–55; bull¹ + horn

Words nearby bullhorn

bull gun, bullhead, bullheaded, bull header, bullhead rail, bullhorn, bull in a china shop, bullion, bullionist, bullish, Bullitt

How to use bullhorn in a sentence

So, if you had a really outrageous claim to make, you could stand on a street corner with a bullhorn, you weren’t getting very far.
Social media really is making us more morally outraged|Charlotte Hu|August 13, 2021|Popular-Science
They say Brown harassed them and yelled from his porch through a bullhorn.
Mental health law is flawed, critics say after shooting that left three dead|Alison Knezevich, Jean Marbella|May 19, 2021|Washington Post
That was my first taste of campaigning and going to colleges in the back of a pickup truck with a bullhorn and telling everybody why he was the man.
Actress, Mother, Activist Alyssa Milano on Life as a Triple Threat|Esabelle Lee|February 11, 2021|Ozy
In a Proud Boys live-stream video taken at the Capitol shortly before it was stormed, someone who authorities say appears to be Nordean can be seen shouting at police through a bullhorn, “You took our boy in, and you let our stabber go.”
Proud Boys may have planned Capitol breach to retaliate against police for member stabbed at earlier march, FBI alleges|Spencer Hsu|February 4, 2021|Washington Post

Crosby said he was among about 20 people who made it into the Senate chamber, where another rioter with a bullhorn led them in a prayer.
Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building|Washington Post Staff|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
"They got a plan to slaughter us tonight," he told the crowd through a bullhorn.
Street Battle Against Cops Again in Ferguson Despite Midnight Curfew|Justin Glawe|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Malik responded through the bullhorn, calling for the immediate indictment of Darren Wilson, the cop who shot and killed Brown.
Street Battle Against Cops Again in Ferguson Despite Midnight Curfew|Justin Glawe|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Others, like a group of young activists, asserted the personhood of undocumented immigrants with a bullhorn and a chant.
March on Washington in 1963 Was Truly Militant, Despite Portrayals|Jamelle Bouie|August 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Attention, Costco buyers … ” Rivers bellowed through a bullhorn at the Burbank, Calif., location of the superstore chain.
Joan Rivers’s Best Insults (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bullhorn, a large recruiting-software company, ran the anonymous survey of 1,500 recruiters and hiring managers.
Here’s Why We Can’t Get Jobs|Alex Klein|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From the range control tower in the middle of the firing line, the bullhorn speakers blared.
Sonny|Rick Raphael
After a short time the bullhorn shook the area with the news that the count had resumed.
If at First You Don't...|John Brudy

British Dictionary definitions for bullhorn

bullhorn

/ (ˈbʊlˌhɔːn) /

noun

US and Canadian a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphoneAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): loud-hailer

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bullhorn

or bull horn

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