speakerphone

[spee-ker-fohn]

noun

1. a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.

speakerphone

/ ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a telephone incorporating an external microphone and loudspeaker, allowing several people to participate in a call at the same time

Word History and Origins

Origin of speakerphone¹

1955–60, (loud)speaker + (micro)phone or (tele)phone

Example Sentences

One of his sons, Flávio, who is a senator, briefly put his father on speakerphone to the crowd in Rio de Janeiro.

From BBC

Strangely enough, after the movie, an entirely different person stood in the very same spot, taking a phone call on speakerphone for some ungodly reason.

From Salon

He told the jury he shot a man in the head while an incarcerated gang leader listened on speakerphone.

From Los Angeles Times

Minutes later, Graham was on his knees carrying out CPR on his son, guided by paramedics on speakerphone.

From BBC

Eleven days after Mitchell was fired, Gerlach fired Walker on speakerphone while other staff members were present in Walker’s office, the lawsuit says, causing “substantial humiliation and embarrassment.”

From Los Angeles Times