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

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Anyone who can correctly identify a Discman might feel 100 years old when they learn the daughter of Seattle rock royalty Chris Cornell and Susan Silver is now making her way in the local scene.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

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

From The Verge • May 14, 2022

By the time the world had moved on to MP3 players, I was proudly walking around with a silver Discman, cupped like a clutch.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018

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