bullhorn

noun

bull·​horn ˈbu̇l-ˌhȯrn 

 also  ˈbəl-

1

: a loudspeaker on a naval ship

2

: a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker

Examples of bullhorn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lloyd Webber also made a surprise appearance at the start of Friday’s second act when live video captures actor Tom Francis walking through the dressing rooms of the St. James Theatre. Video of Scherzinger singing through the white and red bullhorn went viral last week. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025

To those protesting Khalil’s arrest, no amount of yelling through a bullhorn is going to change that. —Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025

The new visual captures some of those explosive performances — complete with pyrotechnics and bullhorn — while also offering footage of the band backstage. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025

The daughter of immigrants—her mother Liliana is from Argentina, and her father Mario was born in Italy and raised in Argentina—Taurasi hung up bullhorns in her house that her parents brought back from their home country. —Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bullhorn

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn

Kids Definition

bullhorn

noun

bull·​horn ˈbu̇l-ˌhȯ(ə)rn 

: a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker