earpiece

[eer-pees]

noun

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

2. an earphone.

earpiece

/ ˈɪəˌpiːs /

noun

1. the earphone in a telephone receiver

Word History and Origins

Origin of earpiece¹

First recorded in 1835–45; ear ¹ + piece

Example Sentences

It had no earpieces, as modern eyeglasses do, but stayed on by means of a pinching mechanism that tightly gripped the bridge of the wearer’s nose.

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With Shanahan in his earpiece, however, Jones has proceeded to play exceptionally well.

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Since then he’s used a small earpiece feeding him dialogue, a difficult adjustment, he admits, but one that’s allowed him to keep working.

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A Cuomo spokesman later said he was sitting “in a mobile van unit with an earpiece and staring directly into the camera and couldn’t tell who was talking.”

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After evaluation of results of the first phase of the new system, a second phase would begin in January and allow earpieces to be worn throughout a game, including during live play.

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