handset

noun

hand·​set ˈhan(d)-ˌset 

: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device

Examples of handset in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If a borrower stops paying, the handset locks and displays a request to pay the bill. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Having been in the less-is-more handset business since 2014, Light has gone from making a complementary product for smartphone owners – 'your phone away from phone' – to building a primary device that grants you more quality time in your day. — New Atlas, 22 July 2026

Paul Chesne/Donaldson Collection/Getty Images A few years later, Nokia reimagined its mobile handsets, releasing the 1100 in 2003. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026

But what was once a small memorial is now just the base of an old rotary phone without the handset. — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for handset

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette