buccinator

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So you may with perfect confidence fulfil your promise of being the trumpeter (buccinator) of my reputation.

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  1. noun The thin, flat muscle forming the wall of the cheek.

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  1. Latin buccinātor, trumpeter (from its being the chief muscle used in blowing), from buccinātus, past participle of buccināre, to blow a horn, from būcina, buccina, horn, trumpet; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin, properly būcinator, from būcinare, past participle būcinatus, blow a trumpet, from būcina, trumpet: see buccina.
 

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/ˈbəksɪneɪtər/
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