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speakerphone

[ spee-ker-fohn ]

noun

  1. a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.


speakerphone

/ ˈ²õ±è¾±Ë°ìəˌ´Úəʊ²Ô /

noun

  1. a telephone incorporating an external microphone and loudspeaker, allowing several people to participate in a call at the same time
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of speakerphone1

1955–60, Americanism; (loud)speaker + (micro)phone or (tele)phone
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He told the jury he shot a man in the head while an incarcerated gang leader listened on speakerphone.

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Minutes later, Graham was on his knees carrying out CPR on his son, guided by paramedics on speakerphone.

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Eleven days after Mitchell was fired, Gerlach fired Walker on speakerphone while other staff members were present in Walker’s office, the lawsuit says, causing “substantial humiliation and embarrassment.â€

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Trump himself had made a direct appeal to Norman and Self to back Johnson via speakerphone conversation, Republican sources told news outlets including Politico.

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On his third or fourth attempt to call back I picked up the call and put it on speakerphone, and recorded him.

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