Synonyms

mobile phone

American

noun

any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.

mobile phone British

noun

a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system

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Etymology

Origin of mobile phone

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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Mandao has been "in survival mode for several months," she said, with cascading power cuts braking home deliveries by disrupting mobile phone signals and leaving delivery drivers without power for their electric motorbikes.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

For a home user, that meant that an infected video-streaming device could be used to hack into someone’s mobile phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

It operates a satellite TV business, a mobile phone operation and satellite services.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

But week on week she has been improving, from having little memory of her past life, and being unable to do simple things she once took for granted, such as using a mobile phone.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He got his mobile phone out and turned it off.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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