bullhorn

Or bull horn

[bool-hawrn]

noun

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

bullhorn

/ ˈbʊlˌhɔːn /

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): loud-hailer. a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullhorn¹

First recorded in 1950–55; bull ¹ + horn

Example Sentences

It was a message sent with a bullhorn, a move made with all the subtlety of an elbow to the ribs.

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The Metropolitan Police said all escort riders now had bullhorns fitted to their motorcycles to ensure public safety.

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A few hours later, at a nightclub, Law laughs as a silver Jack Frost with a bullhorn yells to the clubbers to “Dance for Santa! Dance for Santa!”

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Cook County sheriff’s police and the Illinois State Police were on scene, occasionally shouting into bullhorns when protesters or reporters crossed the concrete barriers that had been erected to create a protest zone or box.

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An agent called out to Longoria to come out, using a bullhorn, as agents stood at each door and pointed their rifles at the door and at the occupants inside, the attorneys said.

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Related Words

• megaphone 
• public address system