hail
verb (used with object)
to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
hailer
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a word derived from
hail.
Example Sentences
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It was like a painful job review carried out by a boss on a loud hailer.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
When asked about Mr Assange at a press conference last week, he said "not all foreign affairs is best done with the loud hailer".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2022
The activists later read out the text by loud hailer to a cheering crowd of about 1,000 people outside the building.
From Reuters ● Apr. 7, 2014
Ruslana, a Ukrainian singer, called from a loud hailer: "Do not hurt us!"
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2013
The hailer was Drysdale, who was leaning out in lounging coat and velvet cap, and enjoying a cigar as usual, in the midst of the flowers of his hanging garden.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
