Walkman

[ wawk-muhn, -man ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a kind of portable audio player, especially a cassette player and radio, used with headphones.

Walkman

/ ˈwɔːkmən /

noun

1. a small portable media player with light headphones

Word History and Origins

Origin of Walkman¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

People had been carrying around music for several years – transistor radios, the Walkman, etc.

From The Daily Beast

Remember the first Walkman, introduced in 1979, with its tubby buttons and workmanlike profile.

From The Daily Beast

Many wore Walkman-like devices that provided translations of English into their native tongues.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

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