mouthpiece

/ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) part of a telephone

ADJ

phone/telephone

VERB + MOUTHPIECE

cover (up), put your hand over

She covered the mouthpiece while she whispered something to her colleague in the office.

(noun.) sb/sth that informs the public about sb/sth's opinions

ADJ

official, political

VERB + MOUTHPIECE

act as, be

PREP

~ for/of

The spokesperson became the mouthpiece of the environmental organization after the director retired.

Definitions

noun

A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:

A mouthguard.

A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

The novel's protagonist serves as a mouthpiece for the author's political views.

Seeming “real” has been the aim since the earliest police procedurals, which began a long tradition of Hollywood productions acting as a mouthpiece for police departments.

A lawyer for the defense.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blow

embouchure

noun — (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mou

gumshield

noun — a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

mouth

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The novel's protagonist serves as a mouthpiece for the author's political views.

Wiktionary

Seeming “real” has been the aim since the earliest police procedurals, which began a long tradition of Hollywood productions acting as a mouthpiece for police departments.

Wiktionary

Xi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, a Chinese Communist party mouthpiece has reported.

Wiktionary

She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.

Tatoeba · #315944

I can't find my trumpet mouthpiece.

Tatoeba · #6252036

This newspaper is a government mouthpiece.

Tatoeba · #7939177

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mouthpiece is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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