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Megaphone vs Loudhailer - What's the difference?

megaphone | loudhailer | Hypernyms |

Loudhailer is a synonym of megaphone.

Loudhailer is a hypernym of megaphone.



As nouns the difference between megaphone and loudhailer

is that megaphone is a portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction while loudhailer is a megaphone or bullhorn.

As a verb megaphone

is to use a megaphone.

megaphone

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    Verb

    (megaphon)
  • (intransitive) To use a megaphone.

    • Etymology 2

    Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) a cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla .

    • loudhailer

    English

    Noun

  • (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.

    • Synonyms

    * blowhorn