loudspeaker

American  

[loud-spee-ker] / ˈlaʊdˌspi kər /

noun

loudspeakers plural

1. any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.

2. Audio.

   1. a device for transforming electric signals into audible sound, most frequently used to reproduce speech and music.

   2. speaker.

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loudspeaker British  

/ ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə /

noun

1. Also called: reproducer.  Sometimes shortened to: speaker.  a device for converting audio-frequency signals into the equivalent sound waves by means of a vibrating conical diaphragm

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• loudspeakers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of loudspeaker

First recorded in 1880–85; loud + speaker

Example Sentences

While the noise of the by-election pricks everyone's ears, Mark and his fellow constituents have their views on loudspeaker.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

This technique records electrical activity between the inner ear and the brain using small electrodes placed on the animals while short bursts of sound are played through a small loudspeaker.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

“This story promises to have the happiest ending you will ever hear,” blares a propaganda loudspeaker, one of the novel’s narrators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

We had just been assured that we would soon be boarding our train from Brussels when the news came down over a loudspeaker, in four languages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The police had formed into narrow lines and ordered him through their loudspeaker to stop, lay his flag on the ground, and proceed with his hands behind his neck.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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