noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
2. 2
   a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time wordnet
3. 3
   A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, in order to use it handsfree.

Example

More examples

"Tom pressed a button on the speakerphone."

Etymology

From speaker + phone.

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