Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held.
Wiktionary
- n. A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
- n. A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound.
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
Etymologies
- speaker + phone (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Someone, anyone, PLEASE tell me exactly in what respect, talking over a hands-free speakerphone is any different than carrying on a conversation with someone in the backseat?!?”
“The speakerphone is the biggest problem with the e71.”
“Along the top of the speakerphone are the volume controls and the power-multifunction button, which is located next to the headset dock.”
“They do tell me I sound a bit further using the speakerphone, which is understandable.”
“I often take my laptop and set it on my counter and use it like a "speakerphone" on my wireless network as I talk to her.”
“To completely push you over the edge, the Samsung Haven has something called "speakerphone" as well.”
“Since these netbooks have a built-in microphone on the screen, and speakers under the keyboard, it's easy to Skype on them without a headset in "speakerphone" mode.”
“Just press the "speakerphone" button and then hang up the receiver.”
“Just press the aforementioned conspicuous "speakerphone" button, which will immediately glow with a pleasingly light-amber or yellow-gold hue, and you'll simultaneously hear a dial tone via the speaker.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘speakerphone’.
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phono-, phon-, -phony
relating to sound
phonograph, phonics, phonology, telephony, phoneme, phone, telephone, phonautograph, phonetic, phonebook, phonography, phonolite and 107 more...
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Speak or bespoken
speak, spoke, spoken, bespoke, speak up, spoken for, spokesperson, outspoken, loudspeaker, unspeakable, spokesfish, spokescat and 26 more...
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My Modern Job in the Past
Words I come across at work.
Now stripped of most military terms, which have found a new home on the list Historical Military Terms of Interest. See also (and add to!) hilarious misspe...chaise-marine, delft, delftware, quince, tympan, cresset, navvy, venn diagram, poop deck, apothecary, heliotrope, millinery and 294 more...
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Beloved words
The ones I love
Tweets
Looking for tweets for speakerphone.
seanahan There's a great Upright Citizen's Brigade episode where the phone system is malfunctioning in an office, and a guy is accidentally on speakerphone. Oct 16, 2007
chained_bear "Are you kidding?" Oct 16, 2007