"mouthpiece" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/ Audio: En-us-mouthpiece.ogg [US] Forms: mouthpieces [plural]
Etymology: mouth + piece Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mouth|piece}} mouth + piece Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouthpiece (plural mouthpieces)
  1. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:
    The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
    Categories (topical): Telephony Translations (part of a telephone): микрофон (mikrofon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), microfoon [masculine] (Dutch), mikrofoni (Finnish), microphone [masculine] (French), micro [masculine] (French), Sprechmuschel [feminine] (German), Sprechkapsel [feminine] (German), μικρόφωνο τηλεφώνου (mikrófono tilefónou) [neuter] (Greek), béal [masculine] (Irish), powědańska mušla [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), telefonrør [neuter] (Norwegian), тру́бка (trúbka) [feminine] (Russian), micrófono [masculine] (Spanish), munstycke [common-gender, neuter, plural, singular] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mouthpiece-en-noun-BrDm3N1e Disambiguation of Telephony: 38 42 10 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 39 37 12 Disambiguation of 'part of a telephone': 74 26 0 0
  2. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:
    The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
    Categories (topical): Law, Music, Telephony Translations (part of a wind instrument): ὅλμος (hólmos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), мундщук (mundštuk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), embocadura [feminine] (Catalan), mundstykke [neuter] (Danish), mondstuk [neuter] (Dutch), suukappale (Finnish), embouchure [feminine] (French), Mundstück [neuter] (German), επιστόμιο (epistómio) [neuter] (Greek), fúvóka (Hungarian), béalóg [feminine] (Irish), imboccatura [feminine] (Italian), gubawka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), munnstykke [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), munnstykke [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ustnik [masculine] (Polish), bocal [masculine] (Portuguese), мундшту́к (mundštúk) [masculine] (Russian), boquilla [feminine] (Spanish), hihipan (Tagalog), мундшту́к (mundštúk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-mouthpiece-en-noun-tRn23GGh Disambiguation of Law: 8 51 16 25 Disambiguation of Music: 6 80 11 3 Disambiguation of Telephony: 38 42 10 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 54 28 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 39 37 12 Disambiguation of 'part of a wind instrument': 8 83 7 2
  3. A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else. Categories (topical): People Translations (spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else): глашатай (glašataj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 喉舌 (hóushé) (Chinese Mandarin), talsrør [neuter] (Danish), talsmand [common-gender] (Danish), puhemies (Finnish), edustaja (Finnish), tiedottaja (Finnish), porte-parole [dated, feminine, masculine, plural, singular] (French), porte-paroles (note: Plural 1990 reformed spelling) [feminine, masculine, plural] (French), Sprachrohr [neuter] (German), φερέφωνο (feréfono) [neuter] (Greek), szószóló (Hungarian), szóvivő (Hungarian), szócső [pejorative] (Hungarian), portavoce (Italian), talerør [colloquial, neuter, pejorative, sometimes] (Norwegian), talsmann [masculine] (Norwegian), talsperson [masculine] (Norwegian), rzecznik [masculine] (Polish), rzeczniczka [feminine] (Polish), porta-voz [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), ора́тор (orátor) [masculine] (Russian), глаша́тай (glašátaj) [masculine] (Russian), ру́пор (rúpor) [masculine] (Russian), вырази́тель (alt: интере́сов) [masculine] (Russian), portavoz (Spanish), กระบอกเสียง (grà-bɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-mouthpiece-en-noun-YA9WH4AD Disambiguation of People: 1 6 90 2 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 39 37 12 Disambiguation of 'spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else': 3 11 83 2
  4. (slang) A lawyer for the defense. Tags: slang Translations (lawyer for the defense): puolustusasianajaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mouthpiece-en-noun-fx5cgPX0 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 39 37 12 Disambiguation of 'lawyer for the defense': 1 3 2 95

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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "imboccatura"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "part of a wind instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ustnik"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "part of a wind instrument",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bocal"
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      "word": "мундшту́к"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "part of a wind instrument",
      "word": "hihipan"
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
      "word": "喉舌"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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        "singular"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "roman": "glašátaj",
      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
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      "word": "вырази́тель"
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      "sense": "spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else",
      "word": "กระบอกเสียง"
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