bull horn

Handheld voice amplifier

A bull horn is a portable loudspeaker with a cone-shaped amplifier, used to project the voice over crowds or distances.

Protesters, coaches, and emergency responders use them to be heard: She grabbed the bullhorn and addressed the crowd.

Also spelled as one word: bullhorn.

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Categories
Opposites
amplification vs. silence/dampening

bull hornmuffler

Sound-dampening exhaust component

silencer · earplugs · gag · muzzle · soundproofing

public address vs. private/quiet communication

bull hornwhisper

Speech without full voice

hushed tones · murmur · sotto voce · inside voice · hushed tone

volume/loudness

bull hornsilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · hush · stillness · inaudibility · dead air

Family

bull, horn, bulls, horns, bullish, bullishly, hornlike, horned, horny

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G