lapel mike

American  

noun

1. a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of lapel mike

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

His lapel mike then caught him entering 10 Downing Street singing.

From New York Times

Because sound is difficult to capture on a windy expanse of arid land, the victim is wearing a lapel mike.

From New York Times

The business girl clapped on a pair of earphones and whispered into a lapel mike.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon he was sitting tensely upright on his stool, eyes bright and lower face all a-smile, muttering terse comments and questions into the lapel mike torn from Meg's fair neck.

From Project Gutenberg