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earpiece

American  
[eer-pees] / ˈɪərˌpis /

noun

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

  2. an earphone.


earpiece British  
/ ˈɪəˌpiːs /

noun

  1. the earphone in a telephone receiver

"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

Etymology

Origin of earpiece

First recorded in 1835–45; ear 1 + piece

Example Sentences

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When Curran took the job, his background included more time wearing an earpiece than keeping his ear to the ground in Washington’s budgeting and political squabbles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The role had her connected with the coaching team via an earpiece to bring on valuable information to the team.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He can effortlessly do that without anybody in the world knowing what’s going on in his earpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

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.”

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

I make a note to myself not to end up alone in a room with him, because he’s clearly having vengeful thoughts over that stupid earpiece.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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