Walkman

[ wawk-muhn, -man ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a kind of portable audio player, especially a cassette player and radio, used with headphones.

Walkman

/ ˈwɔːkmən /

noun

1. a small portable media player with light headphones

Word History and Origins

Origin of Walkman¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

They then turned on either or both DNA promotors using chemicals, like clicking “record” on a Walkman.

From Singularity Hub 

While the Walkman still has its fans among analog aficionados, it’s far less popular among music-lovers than other older technologies like record players—largely because the audio quality of cassette tapes was never that good.

From Quartz

Forty-three years ago, on July 1, 1979, the Sony Walkman went on sale for the very first time.

From Quartz

People had been carrying around music for several years – transistor radios, the Walkman, etc.

From The Daily Beast

Remember the first Walkman, introduced in 1979, with its tubby buttons and workmanlike profile.

From The Daily Beast

Many wore Walkman-like devices that provided translations of English into their native tongues.

From The Daily Beast

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