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Discman

British  
/ ˈdɪskmən /

noun

  1. a small portable CD player with light headphones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I traveled with my books of CDs and my Discman well into the era when Transportation Security Administration agents would look at them with curiosity and suspicion.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

Instead, I drove to a pawnshop in White Center, purchased an old Discman and plugged it into the adapter.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2023

I played this song two days straight on repeat in my little Discman, nursing my newborn little man.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2022

I initially scoffed at the early iPods in favor of my Discman.

From The Verge May 14, 2022

Their university escort was sitting, eyes closed, listening to her Discman, waiting for the boys to board so she could go home.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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