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

For 90 minutes, the crowd — many of whom still sported their Bonnaroo wristbands — screamed and sang along with every lyric, electrified by the spontaneity of the night. —Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Taking 20 years of research, Hilo’s lightweight wristband passively captures blood pressure readings throughout the day and night, delivering up to 800 measurements per month—all without disrupting the user’s daily life. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Bee’s flagship product is a $49.99 wristband (plus a $19/month subscription) that continuously listens (unless muted) and turns ambient conversations and sounds into reminders, summaries, and actionable to-do lists. —Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025

The latest gadget to join the club is Bee, a Fitbit-like wristband that listens to your conversations and tracks your actions, feeding all the data to an AI that creates to-do lists, reminders, and personal insights. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 23 July 2025

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