earphone

ear-phone · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small speaker worn in or over the ear for listening to audio privately.

Forms

plural: earphones

Related words

See also: earbud, earphones, headphone
Synonyms: earbud, headphone

Etymology

A compound from ear + phone (from Greek phone meaning "sound, voice"), coined in the early 20th century with the development of personal audio devices.