wristband

noun

wrist·​band ˈris(t)-ˌband 

1

: the part of a sleeve covering the wrist

2

: a band encircling the wrist

Examples of wristband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Amazon Bee Pioneer, a tiny recorder worn as a wristband that listens and offers advice, was helpful for networking events. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Guests are required to have a festival wristband for entry and re-entry. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Those wristbands can be used by bar workers to verify the customer is 21 or older, the affidavit said. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Rooms In the key card age, or worse, the wristband age, there is something stylish about hotels that return to the humble room key. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wristband

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

wristband

noun

wrist·​band ˈris(t)-ˌband 

: a band or a part of a sleeve encircling the wrist