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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Footage shared online appeared to show an officer with a loud hailer addressing a group outside a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
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
Lifestyle apps including ride hailer Didi Chuxing and food delivery company Meituan Dianping have also been involved in the trials.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2020
The activists later read out the text by loud hailer to a cheering crowd of about 1,000 outside the building.
From Reuters ● Apr. 8, 2014
I hailed the vehicle, intending to ask for a ride, but when Taylor discovered who his hailer was he insisted on my going back to the house.
From The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
