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Walkman

American  
[wawk-muhn, -man] / ˈwɔk mən, -ˌmæn /
Trademark.

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

Walkman British  
/ ˈwɔːkmən /

noun

  1. a small portable media player with light headphones

"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

Etymology

Origin of Walkman

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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The VCR was also the leading edge of a cluster of inexpensive consumer electronics in the 1980s that transformed domestic life: the Walkman, answering machines, videogames, video cameras and PCs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Vecna preyed on Max for much of Season 4, and in the final episode, playing Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” on repeat from her Walkman is not enough to save her.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

So put on your low-rise jeans, grab your Walkman, and an *NSYNC CD ’cause we’re so back.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

The show stays almost entirely true to the 1995 film, with everyone sporting the latest 90s fashions, carrying a glitzy pager, and listening to angsty teen bangers on a Walkman.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

The tape vibrates in the Walkman as it reaches the end of its spool.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

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