mouthpiece

noun

mouth·​piece ˈmau̇th-ˌpēs How to pronounce mouthpiece (audio)
1
: something placed at or forming a mouth
2
: a part (as of an instrument) that goes in the mouth or to which the mouth is applied
3
a
: one that expresses or interprets another's views : spokesman
b
slang : a criminal lawyer

Examples of mouthpiece in a Sentence

the mouthpiece of a trumpet He's been acting as a mouthpiece for the government on questions of foreign policy. The company has hired an attorney as a mouthpiece to answer its critics.
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That school board President Sean Harden, who serves as the mayor’s chief CPS mouthpiece, would seek a special session at this late stage is revealing of how unserious Johnson and his allies are about properly managing a system that by any measure is tremendously bloated. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025 Another option is some kind of mouthpiece designed to keep the throat open during sleep. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 This isn’t the first time Wall Street mouthpieces and disgruntled business owners threatened to up and leave over a progressive mayor-elect. Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025 Key Ingredients: Hydrogen peroxide Type: Whitening strips, LED whitening mouthpiece Number of Treatments Included: 56 dissolvable strips How to Use: Apply the whitening strips to your upper and lower teeth, then insert the mouthpiece and press the button to turn it on. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouthpiece

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mouthpiece was in 1673

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“Mouthpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouthpiece. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

mouthpiece

noun
mouth·​piece -ˌpēs How to pronounce mouthpiece (audio)
1
: the part put to, between, or near the lips
the mouthpiece of a trumpet
the mouthpiece of a telephone
2
: someone who expresses another person's ideas : spokesperson

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