earpiece

[ eer-pees ]

/ ˈɪərˌpis /

noun

a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.

an earphone.

Nearby words

Origin of earpiece

First recorded in 1835–45; ear¹ + piece

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Examples from the Web for earpiece

And—to judge by the guy in a suit with an earpiece standing stiffly in the hotel lobby—Commissioner has a security detail of one.
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It began with a man in a suit waiting outside an art gallery's door, sunglasses on his face, and an earpiece in his ear.
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Producers are barking into an earpiece to speed things up or slow things down.
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Ellen is telling her exactly what to say through an earpiece.
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He had an earpiece in each ear, one connecting him to the control room and the other to the editorial desk.
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A gruff, angry male voice snarled out of the earpiece at me.
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She was about to snatch away the earpiece when she heard the noise of a door opening.
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There was a series of clicks and buzzes in the earpiece then Zack heard a man's deep voice.
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Rick held out his hand and Jerry gave him the earpiece, grinning.
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He took from his pocket the earpiece of the familiar engine of latter-day detective romance.
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British Dictionary definitions for earpiece

earpiece

/ (ˈɪəˌpiːs) /

noun

the earphone in a telephone receiver

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