cell phone

noun

variants or less commonly cellphone

ˈsel-ˌfōn 

plural cell phones also cellphones

: a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system

Examples of cell phone in a Sentence

Call me on my cell phone.

Recent Examples on the Web

Screens on the kiosks are interactive, enabling workers to communicate issues with their on-the-job handheld devices, including cell phones, body cameras, ring scanners, tablets, wands, RS scanners, or Zebra devices. — David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Inside the address slot on the left luggage was a business card with a cell phone. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

Nine of those looked at maternal cell phone use and developmental outcomes in their child. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

There were no cell phones, no internet; letters from home took 15 days to arrive. — Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cell phone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

cell phone

noun

: a portable cellular telephone