Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullhorn

/ˈbʊlˌhɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: bull-horn
IPA: /ˈbʊlˌhɔɹn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Iʼll press the trigger, and with a loud squeal of ear-piercing feedback, the bullhorn buzzes to staticky life."
"[Mark Zuckerberg] didn’t found Facebook to manipulate elections; Jack Dorsey and the other Twitter founders didn’t intend to give Donald Trump a digital bullhorn."
"CNews, the news network created by the billionaire Vincent Bolloré, topped the ratings in May by giving a new bullhorn for right-wing views on crime, immigration, climate and Covid."

Etymology

From bull + horn, attested since the 1950s.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʊlˌhɔɹn/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

bullhorns (plural) bull horn (alternative) bull-horn (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

amplifier

Synonyms

blowhorn loudhailer megaphone loud hailer loud-hailer

Questions

How do you pronounce bullhorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊlˌhɔɹn/.
What does bullhorn mean?: A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.
Where does bullhorn come from?: From bull + horn, attested since the 1950s.

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