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radio microphone

British  

noun

  1. a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely

"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

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Sandee Althouse displays her first tattoo, an old-timey radio microphone and “on air” sign.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

He told the FBI he was delayed because his gun was tangled up in his radio microphone cord.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2021

And in 1952 he repositioned Walter Cronkite, a 35-year-old commentator, from his comfort zone behind a radio microphone to anchor the first television broadcast of the Republican National Convention in Chicago.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2019

Stood in his traditional place, at the back of the main spectator stand, radio microphone in pocket, Liam Hickey allowed himself a private and deeply felt “Yes-s-s” before announcing the final score.

From The Guardian Oct. 26, 2018

Sitting at his radio microphone, Royal Brougham exulted at the triumph of his favorites.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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