Walkman

American  

[wawk-muhn, -man] / ˈwɔk mən, -ˌmæn /

Trademark.

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

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Walkman British  

/ ˈwɔːkmən /

noun

1. a small portable media player with light headphones

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Etymology

Origin of Walkman

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Vecna preyed on Max for much of Season 4, and in the final episode, playing Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” on repeat from her Walkman is not enough to save her.

From Los Angeles Times

And these kids were really getting it — even though she’s got a Walkman, which is completely, I mean, a million years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Every new media invention has caused moral panic: radio, TV, the Walkman.

From Salon

“People are wanting to restore all sorts, like Sony Walkmans, radio tape decks, and portable CD players they had and loved as teenagers. There’s a lot of nostalgia there.”

From BBC

Here, we’re in a world of phone booths, pagers and bulky computers no one knows how to work, of Walkmans and videotape, which both simplifies and complicates the action.

From Los Angeles Times

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