Definition
A person who blows a horn, especially to make loud signals or announcements, or as a character in literature.
Etymology
Compound word from 'horn' (the instrument) and 'blower' (one who blows). Gained literary fame from C.S. Forester's 'Horatio Hornblower' novels (1937-1967) about a British naval officer.
Kelly Says
Hornblower became so famous through literature that people sometimes forget it's also a real historical job—town criers and military messengers actually were hornblowers! The character's name was deliberately chosen to sound authoritative and militaristic.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አትክት 吹奏者
at-kitk b-oo-so-zher
ARالعربية
مُبْلِغُ الْحَرْب
moo-blee-goo al-harb
BNবাংলা
শব্দের স্প্রে
shob-der sho-pre
CACatalà
tocador de trompeta
to-ka-dor de tro-m-pe-ta
CSČeština
houslista
hoos-li-sta
DADansk
hornblæser
horn-blae-ser
DEDeutsch
Hornbläser
horn-blae-ser
ELΕλληνικά
τραμπέταρης
tra-mpe-ta-res
ESEspañol
trompetista
trom-peh-tee-sta
FAفارسی
نوازندهٔ شیپور
no-va-zende-ye shee-poor
FISuomi
sarvinsoittaja
sar-vin-soi-ttaa-ja
FRFrançais
matelot-trompettiste
ma-teh-loh trom-peh-tee-st
GUGU
શંખ વાદક
shank vaad-ak
HAHA
maƙwarar shinkafa
ma-kwa-rar shin-ka-fa
HEעברית
נגן חצוצרה
na-gen chat-tzo-rah
HIहिन्दी
संगीतकार
sa-ngeet-kaar
HUMagyar
kürtölő
keert-o-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembawa terompet
pembawa te-rom-pet
IGIG
onye na-akpụ
oh-nye na-ak-pu
ITItaliano
trombettista
troh-mpeh-tee-sta
JA日本語
トランペット奏者
toranpetto-sōsha
KKKK
қорнын ойнаушы
kor-nyn oy-nau-shy
KMKM
ប្រាប់ ស្លាប់
pra-ap sla-ap
KO한국어
호른 연주자
ho-reun yeon-ju-ja
MRMR
शंख वादक
shank vaad-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberi suara terompet
pem-be-ri soo-ah te-rom-pet
MYမြန်မာ
ရွက်ကြိုး ပိုး
ye-kyeo po
NLNederlands
hoornblazer
hoorn-bla-zer
NONorsk
hornblåsere
horn-blaa-se-re
PAPA
ਸੰ gh 奏者
san-gh so-zher
PLPolski
dmuchacz rogów
dmoo-chacz ro-go-v
PTPortuguês
trompetista
troh-mpeh-tee-sta
RORomână
trompetist
troh-mpeh-tee-st
RUРусский
трубач
troo-bach
SVSvenska
hörnblaser
hoern-bla-ser
SWKiswahili
mchezaji wa pembe
m-che-za-ji wa pem-be
TAதமிழ்
சங்கு வீசும்
sangu wee-sum
TEతెలుగు
సంకె నాటకం
sank-e naat-a-kam
THไทย
นักเป่าแตร
naak pao tra
TLTL
manunuod ng trumpeta
ma-nu-noo-od ng trum-pe-ta
TRTürkçe
kornacı
kor-na-chi
UKУкраїнська
трубач
troo-bach
URاردو
شہنائی باز
shah-na-i baaz
VITiếng Việt
thổi kèn
twee ken
YOYO
òrìṣà ńpọ̀
o-ri-sha n-po
ZUZU
umculi wezinkomo
oom-koo-lee we-zin-koo-mo