trumpeteer

English

Etymology

trumpet +‎ -eer

Noun

trumpeteer (plural trumpeteers)

1. Synonym of trumpeter (“trumpet player”)
   • 1873, Abraham Holroyd, Collectanea Bradfordiana, page 65:

     On the west-side we commended the cause to God by prayer: I dispatched a trumpeteer to Sir William Saville, Commander in Chief, at Leeds, under the Earl of Newcastle, […]

   • 1982, All Volunteer, volume 35, number 11, page 18:

     A trumpeteer from Ft. Polk sounded colors and an ROTC color guard raised the US flag to the top of a silver staff.