speakerphone

noun

speak·​er·​phone ˈspē-kər-ˌfōn How to pronounce speakerphone (audio)
: a combination microphone and loudspeaker device for two-way communication by telephone

Examples of speakerphone in a Sentence

We used the speakerphone for the call so that everyone could hear what was said. He put her on speakerphone so that everyone could hear what she said.
Recent Examples on the Web Hoping to calm her, Miriam called Johanna’s brother Daniel, 19, and put the call on speakerphone. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024 Comer hoped to air some of Archer's closed-door testimony -- including a claim that Hunter Biden frequently put his father on speakerphone in the presence of business associates -- in a public setting. Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speakerphone 

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of speakerphone was in 1955

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Cite this Entry

“Speakerphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speakerphone. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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