noun

megaphone

MEHG-uh-fohn

noun

A cone-shaped hand-held device used to amplify and direct a person's voice.

"The coach shouted instructions through a megaphone from the sideline."

verb

To speak or announce something using a megaphone.

"The marshal megaphoned instructions to the crowd."

How to Use Megaphone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA device (or the act of using one) that makes your voice louder and carries it further.

Common pairings

shout through a megaphone bullhorn megaphone

megaphoned past tense, megaphones plural, megaphones singular

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From "mega-" (great) plus "-phone" (sound), literally "great sound."

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