speakerphone
UK/ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn/US/ˈspikɚˌfoʊn/
speakerphone noun: a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
Noun
speakerphone (plural speakerphones)
- A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
- A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, in order to use it hands-free.
- It wasn’t on speakerphone, and I could still hear him [Boris Johnson] shouting and swearing2026 June 23, Will Walden, quotee, “‘Geldof started flicking Vs at Farage’: the story of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front-row seat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- A feature on a phone that reroutes audio through the phone's external speaker, rather than the earpiece.
Forms of speakerphone
| plural | speakerphones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | speaker phone |
Origin of speakerphone
From speaker + phone.
Questions about speakerphone
- What does speakerphone mean?
- Speakerphone means a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
- What part of speech is speakerphone?
- Speakerphone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce speakerphone?
- Speakerphone is pronounced /ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of speakerphone?
- The plural of speakerphone is speakerphones.
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