earphone

Plural: earphones

Noun

• A device worn on or in the ear for listening to sound.
• electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
  • "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"
• A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

Examples

• He listened intently to the game podcast through his EARPHONE, strategizing.

Synonyms

earpiece, headphone, phone

Related Words

ear bud, headphone