speakerphone

English

Etymology

speaker +‎ phone

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspikɚˌfoʊn/

Noun

speakerphone (plural speakerphones)

1. A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
2. A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree.

Translations

telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset

• Danish: medhør n
• German: Freisprechtelefon n, Freisprechgerät n, Freisprechanlage (de) f, Freisprecheinrichtung (de) f

loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound

• German: Lautsprechtelefon n, Lautsprechertelefon n
• Portuguese: viva-voz f (Brazil), alta-voz f (Portugal)

See also

• earpiece