German

Noun

Megaphone

1. plural of Megaphon

English

Noun

A swim lifeguard speaking through a megaphone

megaphone ‎(plural megaphones)

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

Synonyms

• speaking trumpet

Hypernyms

• loudhailer, blowhorn

Hyponyms

• bullhorn, the modern electronic amplification version

Derived terms

• megaphonic
• megaphonist

Translations

Verb

megaphone ‎(third-person singular simple present megaphones, present participle megaphoning, simple past and past participle megaphoned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a megaphone.

Etymology 2

Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one ‎(“ketone”).

Noun

megaphone ‎(uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) a cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.