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Meaning of Hornblower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Someone or something that blows a horn.
  3. Ellipsis of Horatio Hornblower, a fictional sea captain created by C.S. Forester, of the sail, iron men and wooden ships era.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية نافخ البوق
Suomi torvensoittaja

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hornbook Hornbostel-Sachs Hornbrook Hornbuckle hornbug Hornburg

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