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Meanings of mouthpiece in English

Spanish
portavoz

A spokesperson (as a lawyer)

portavoz
Catalan
protector bucal
Spanish
protector bucal

(Especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth.

protector bucal
Synonyms
Examples for "gumshield"
Examples for "gumshield"
1
Scrum cap might come off; gumshield perhaps tucked into a sock.
The Irish Times
2
Fortunately, Humphreys had been wearing a gumshield; otherwise the damage would have been much worse.
The Irish Times
3
Gulo slipped a blood-soaked gumshield from his mouth.
The Neutronium Alchemist
Catalan
embocadura
Spanish
boquilla

The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly.

embocadura
Usage of mouthpiece in English
1
And he would be the favored mouthpiece of the God of Israel.
Mystic Christianity; Or, The Inner Teachings of the Master
2
But the China Daily newspaper, a Communist Party mouthpiece, blamed overspending Americans.
Reuters
3
Israel Hayom is widely seen in Israel as being a Netanyahu mouthpiece.
Reuters
4
It has become the principle mouthpiece for al Qaeda affiliates in Iraq.
Reuters
5
There was a clear plastic box on the mouthpiece of this phone.
Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
6
The Kuran thus became more important as the mouthpiece of his exhortations.
Mahomet, Founder of Islam
7
She had been drilled to act as the mouthpiece of the opposition.
The Valley of Decision
8
I tremble greatly, and the telephonic mouthpiece rattles as I replace it.
A Modern Utopia
9
Avery covered the mouthpiece of the phone so his parents wouldn't hear.
The next to die
10
This last stood smoking a cigarette in an amber or mock-amber mouthpiece.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
11
Putting a hand over the mouthpiece, she told Mattie, Warren's coming over.
The lake
12
The sporting press are not breeders, but are the mouthpiece of prejudices.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887
13
She put her lips again to the mouthpiece and added a postscript.
The Lookout Man
14
He was also absent from photos released by party mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun.
Reuters
15
And the midshipman, making himself the mouthpiece of them all, cried out-
The Moon-Voyage
16
He spoke low, like a conspirator, into the mouthpiece of the tube.
Hilda Lessways
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Translations for mouthpiece
Mouthpiece through the time
Mouthpiece across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common