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

Way back in 2018, the EU fined Google for using its Android operating system market share to stymie rivals by giving its own apps unfair advantage through pre-installation deals with mobile handset makers. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025

And the handset measures 179 x 86 x 31 mm (7 x 3.4 x 1.2 in), and weighs in lighter than the 3 Pro at 530 g (18.7 oz). —Paul Ridden june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025

Google’s Android 16 update is causing serious issues for some owners of Google Pixel phones, with people struggling to wake their handsets. —Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Phone will need foreign components Even if some manufacturing of the device were done in the U.S., smartphone supply chains are global, and handset components come from several countries. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for handset

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