voice amplifier

Loudness enhancement device

A voice amplifier is a device that increases the volume of speech, typically a small portable unit with a microphone and speaker worn by teachers, tour guides, or others who need to be heard over distance or crowd noise.

The term also applies to any equipment that makes voices louder: The protest organizers set up voice amplifiers at the rally.

Related

PA system · public address · bullhorn · volume · sound · projection · boom · feedback · echo · stage · podium · open mic · crowd · crowd control · announcement · broadcast · clarity · resonance

Opposites
sound modification function

voice amplifiermuffler

Sound-dampening exhaust component

mute · silencer · soundproofing · sound insulation · earplugs

voice projection vs. voice concealment

voice amplifiercone of silence

Imaginary secrecy barrier

white noise generator · white noise machine · privacy screen · whisper

Family

voice, voices, voiced, voicing, voiceless, vocal, vocalize, vocalization, vocalist

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G