megaphone
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megaphone¹
- /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ UK
- /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ US
Where it comes from
From mega- + -phone.
noun megaphones
-
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
Similar: bullhorn, speaking trumpet
- Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another. If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.
verb megaphones · megaphoning · megaphoned
- To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.
megaphone²
- /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ UK
- /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ US
Where it comes from
Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + -one.
noun
- A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
Translations
Every language
noun portable device used to amplify a person's voice
| Español | megáfono |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메가폰 megapon, 전음기 jeoneumgi, 확성기 hwakseonggi |
| 日本語 | メガホン megahon, 伝音器 den'onki, ブルホーン buruhōn |
| 中文 | 擴音器 /扩音器 kuòyīnqì, 喊話器 /喊话器 hǎnhuàqì |
| हिन्दी | मेगाफ़ोन megāfon |
| Português | megafone |
| Français | porte-voix, portevoix, mégaphone |
| Deutsch | Megafon, Sprachrohr, Sprechtrichter, Flüstertüte |
| Italiano | megafono |
| Ελληνικά | μεγάφωνο megáfono, τηλεβόας tilevóas, χωνί choní, ντουντούκα ntountoúka |
| Română | megafon |
| Русский | мегафо́н megafón, ру́пор rúpor, громкоговори́тель gromkogovorítelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | loa phóng thanh, loa |
| العربية | مُكَبِّر صَوْت mukabbir ṣawt, بُوق būq |
| עברית | מֵגָפוֹן \ מגאפון megafon |
Talk about this word "megaphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/megaphone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. megaphone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/megaphone "megaphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/megaphone.Cite this
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title = {megaphone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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