walkman

Walk·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wawk-muh n, -man]
- /ˈwɔk mən, -ˌmæn/
- /ˈwɔːk.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawk-muh n, -man]
- /ˈwɔk mən, -ˌmæn/

Definitions of walkman word

countable noun walkman A Walkman is a small cassette player with light headphones which people carry around so that they can listen to music, for example while they are travelling. 0
noun walkman a small portable media player with light headphones 0
noun walkman a small, portable stereo radio, cassette tape player, or compact disc player for use with headphones 0
noun walkman any such device 0
noun walkman A personal audio cassette player with headphones. 0

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Origin of walkman

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Walkman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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walkman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for walkman

noun walkman

cb — CB, an abbreviation for 'Citizens' Band', is a range of radio frequencies which the general public is allowed to use to send messages to each other. It is used especially by truck drivers and other drivers who use radio sets in their vehicles.
cbs — Columbia Broadcasting System
marconi — Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.

All 3 Synonyms of walkman