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Earpiece

//ˈɪɹpiːs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.

    "Holonym: headpiece (sometimes holonymous)"

  2. 2
    electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear wordnet
  3. 3
    A receiver of a telephone to hold near to one's ear.
  4. 4
    The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.

    "My glasses won't stay on, as I've broken the left earpiece."

Etymology

From ear + piece.

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