# noun. - a brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright, penetrating tone. The modern instrument has the tubing looped to form a straight-sided coil, with three valves. - a North American pitcher plant.
# verb. - play a trumpet. * a jazz band trumpeted on the stage behind, and the kids danced until dark - proclaim widely or loudly. * the next day, the press trumpeted the birth of a new star