walkman

Thân thiện

A teenager listens to music on a Walkman while sitting on a park bench.

Definition

Noun: 1. A portable personal audio player: A trademarked name for a compact, battery-operated cassette player (and later, CD player) designed for personal listening with lightweight headphones. It is characterized by being small enough to carry and use while walking or moving.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She listened to her favorite mixtape on her Walkman during her morning jog.
  • Before smartphones, many people owned a Walkman to play music on the go.
  • He carefully inserted a cassette into his Walkman and pressed play.

Advanced Usage

• As a cultural icon: The term "Walkman" is often used to refer broadly to the era of portable cassette players and the cultural shift towards personal, mobile audio entertainment.
  • The invention of the Walkman changed how people experienced music in public spaces.

Variants and Related Words

• Personal stereo: A generic term for a portable audio player.
• Cassette player: A device for playing audio cassettes, which is the primary function of the classic Walkman.
• Discman: A later trademarked portable CD player by the same company, representing the evolution of the personal audio device.

Synonyms

• Portable cassette player
• Personal cassette player

Notes on Usage

• Trademark: "Walkman" is a registered trademark of Sony. In informal and historical contexts, it is often used generically to refer to similar portable audio players from other brands, though this is technically incorrect.
• Historical Context: The word is strongly associated with late 20th-century technology, specifically the 1980s and 1990s. It is less commonly used for modern digital music players like MP3 players or smartphones.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones

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