megaphone

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ (UK)
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/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ (UK) · /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/

Definition of megaphone

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
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noun

  1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
  2. (figuratively)Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
    “If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.”
  3. (uncountable)A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.

verb

  1. (intransitive, transitive)To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From mega- + -phone.

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