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radio microphone

British  

noun

  1. a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely

"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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She found an image of an “old timey” radio microphone and “on air” sign and brought it to a tattoo studio in Rome she’d admired the work of online.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

Stood in his traditional place, at the back of the main spectator stand, radio microphone in pocket, Liam Hickey allowed himself a private and deeply felt “Yes-s-s” before announcing the final score.

From The Guardian Oct. 26, 2018

He inspired merchandise – a Carl Kasell plush toy doll, in the form of an old man wearing a suit and holding a radio microphone.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2018

When a radio microphone was put in front of diplomat Elihu Root, he is said to have responded: “Take that away. I can talk to a Democrat, but I cannot speak into a dead thing.”

From Washington Post Jan. 26, 2017

Sitting at his radio microphone, Royal Brougham exulted at the triumph of his favorites.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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