mouthpiece
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
mouthpiece
- /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/
Where it comes from
From mouth + piece.
noun mouthpieces · mouth-piece
- The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth. "It's 'Soapy,' talking from somewhere down there," rapped out Nickle, covering the mouthpiece as he spoke back into the room. "Get Joolby if you can, one of you."
- The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
- A bit.
- A mouthguard.
- A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else. The novel's protagonist serves as a mouthpiece for the author's political views.
- A lawyer for the defense. The Robber had angrily demanded his mouthpiece and when the lawyer had finally been allowed to get to them they had been automatically sprung.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: embouchure, gumshield, mouth, newspaper, bushing, tip, speaker, nozzle, voice, speaking, expression, body, spokesperson, spokesman, advocate, behalf
Translations
Every language
noun part of a telephone
| Español | micrófono |
|---|---|
| Français | microphone, micro |
| Deutsch | Sprechmuschel, Sprechkapsel |
| Ελληνικά | μικρόφωνο τηλεφώνου mikrófono tilefónou |
| Русский | тру́бка trúbka |
noun part of a wind instrument
| Español | boquilla, embocadura, bocal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마우스피스 mauseupiseu |
| 日本語 | マウスピース mausupīsu |
| Português | bocal |
| Français | embouchure |
| Deutsch | Mundstück |
| Italiano | imboccatura |
| Ελληνικά | επιστόμιο epistómio |
| Русский | мундшту́к mundštúk |
| العربية | مَبْسَم mabsam |
noun spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else
| Español | portavoz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 喉舌 hóushé, 傳聲筒 /传声筒 chuánshēngtǒng |
| Português | porta-voz |
| Français | porte-parole, porte-paroles |
| Deutsch | Sprachrohr |
| Italiano | portavoce |
| Ελληνικά | φερέφωνο feréfono |
| Русский | ора́тор orátor, глаша́тай glašátaj, ру́пор rúpor, вырази́тель |
| Tiếng Việt | phát ngôn viên |
| עברית | שׁוֹפָר shofár |
Talk about this word "mouthpiece." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mouthpiece. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mouthpiece. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mouthpiece "mouthpiece." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mouthpiece.Cite this
@misc{mouthpiece_2026,
title = {mouthpiece},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mouthpiece},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
