Home › Words › B › blowhornblowhornblowhorn · noun — A device, often funnel-shaped and sometimes hand-held, which is used to emit loud sounds or amplified human speech.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom blow + horn.nounA device, often funnel-shaped and sometimes hand-held, which is used to emit loud sounds or amplified human speech.e.g.“"Pick up your toys" takes a parental blowhorn to permeate the brain of a young child.” — 1987 February 11, Jeff Kunerth, “Deaf ear may be best deterrent”, in Orlando Sentinal, page E1:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bullhorn 75% match — A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice. vs blowhorn →airhorn 69% match — A noise-making device that blasts compressed air through a horn vs blowhorn →megaphone 66% match — A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction. vs blowhorn →loudhailer 65% match — A megaphone or bullhorn. vs blowhorn →bazoo 63% match — A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. vs blowhorn →blower 61% match — A person who blows. vs blowhorn →blowtube 61% match — A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.). vs blowhorn →blow 60% match — To produce an air current. vs blowhorn →