hornist

Horn  (hôrn), Cape

A headland of extreme southern Chile in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. The southernmost point of South America, it was first rounded in 1616 by the Dutch navigator Willem Schouten (died 1625), who named it after his birthplace, Hoorn. It is notorious for its storms and heavy seas.

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horn  (hôrn) n. 1. One of the hard, usually permanent structures projecting from the head of certain mammals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes, consisting of a bony core covered with a sheath of keratinous material. 2. A hard protuberance, such as an antler or projection on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros, that is similar to or suggestive of a horn. 3. a. The hard smooth keratinous material forming the outer covering of the horns of cattle or related animals. b. A natural or synthetic substance resembling this material. 4. A container, such as a powder horn, made from a horn. 5. Something having the shape of a horn, especially: a. A horn of plenty; a cornucopia. b. Either of the ends of a new moon. c. The point of an anvil. d. The pommel of a saddle. e. An ear trumpet. f. A device for projecting sound waves, as in a loudspeaker. g. A hollow, metallic electromagnetic transmission antenna with a circular or rectangular cross section. 6. Music a. A wind instrument made of an animal horn. b. A brass wind instrument, such as a trombone or tuba. c. A French horn. d. A wind instrument, such as a trumpet or saxophone, used in a jazz band. 7. a. A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn. b. Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball. 8. Slang A telephone. intr.v. horned, horn·ing, horns To join without being invited; intrude. Used with in. Idioms: blow/toot (one's) own horn Informal To brag or boast about oneself. draw/haul/pull in (one's) horns Informal 1. To restrain oneself; draw back. 2. To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance. 3. To economize. on the horns of a dilemma Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives. [Middle English, from Old English; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] horn adj. hornist n.

horn top: white rhinoceros bottom: American bighorn ram

Thesaurus

Noun

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hornist - a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Translations

hornist

n (Mus) → Hornist (in) m(f)