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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch trompetter. Equivalent to trompetten + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtrɔmˈpɛ.tər/
- Hyphenation: trom‧pet‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɛtər
Noun
trompetter m (plural trompetters, diminutive trompettertje n)
- A trumpet player, especially in an army or a ceremony.
- 1973, Lennaert Nijgh, "Jan Klaassen de trompetter", performed by Rob de Nijs, In de uren van de middag.
Jan Klaassen was trompetter in het leger van de prins / Hij marcheerde van Den Helder tot Den Briel / Hij had geen geld en hij was geen held en hij hield niet van het krijgsgeweld / Maar trompetter was hij wel in hart en ziel- Jan Klaassen was a trumpet player in the Prince's army / He marched from Den Helder to Den Briel / He had no money and he was no hero and he did not like the thick of war / But yes, he was a trumpet player in his heart and in his soul
- Synonyms: trompetblazer, trompetspeler, trompettist