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earpiece

American  
[eer-pees] / ˈɪərˌpis /

noun

  • earpieces
    plural
  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

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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of earpiece

First recorded in 1835–45; ear 1 + piece


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The robots arrived accompanied by Ted Pinkerton, a founding engineer at Tau, who communicated with Bolo and Sergey’s human operators through a Bluetooth earpiece.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, I listened to my own interpretation earpiece and held up my phone to it as an audio recorder to capture the quotes—probably the only person in the crowd doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He was spotted "walking throughout the golf course at the Trump Golf Club, wearing an earpiece, and taking photographs and videos of the federal agents' security-planning activities."

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

If the video assistant referees believe a mistake has been made, they communicate that through an earpiece the match referee is wearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Mitch Henderson, the flight director for Ares 3, swiveled back and forth in his chair, a wireless earpiece in his ear.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Security officials dressed in Barbour jackets and earpieces discreetly corralled the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

After evaluation of results of the first phase of the new system, a second phase would begin in January and allow earpieces to be worn throughout a game, including during live play.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

"World Leaders, unless they used the interpreters' earpieces, couldn't hear a thing," he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

The attendees included some two dozen federal and state judges — a gathering that required U.S. marshals with earpieces to stand watch while a Coast Guard boat idled in a nearby cove.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023

The studio has tall cameras with people standing behind them and lots of other people with clipboards and earpieces running around like there’s an emergency.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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