listening device
noun
: a small hidden microphone that is used to secretly listen to and record people
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Use AirPods as a hearing aid One of the most impressive features of AirPods is the ability to turn your iPhone into a remote listening device and AirPods into hearing aids.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Crews lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole on Tuesday but no sound was detected, while a second camera lowered down showed what could be a shoe.
—Associated Press, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Authorities also lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the sinkhole on Tuesday, but did not detect any sign of Pollard.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Another common tip is to not exceed 60% of the listening device’s maximum volume, according to Dr. Pompnio.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
Shoppers are invited to pick up a pair of shoes, which come packaged in a shoebox alongside some headphones & listening device.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Most people carry a smartphone, but many also tote a laptop, a tablet and listening device such as headphones or earbuds.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
The McLaren Formula One team and the New England Patriots have been embroiled in similar rows in recent years, while the New Zealand men’s rugby union team — the most high-profile on the planet — discovered a listening device in their team meeting room before a game against Australia in 2016.
—Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Crews lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole on Tuesday but no sound was detected, while a second camera lowered down showed what could be a shoe.
—Associated Press, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Authorities also lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the sinkhole on Tuesday, but did not detect any sign of Pollard.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Another common tip is to not exceed 60% of the listening device’s maximum volume, according to Dr. Pompnio.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
Shoppers are invited to pick up a pair of shoes, which come packaged in a shoebox alongside some headphones & listening device.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Most people carry a smartphone, but many also tote a laptop, a tablet and listening device such as headphones or earbuds.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
The McLaren Formula One team and the New England Patriots have been embroiled in similar rows in recent years, while the New Zealand men’s rugby union team — the most high-profile on the planet — discovered a listening device in their team meeting room before a game against Australia in 2016.
—Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
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“Listening device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listening%20device. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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