earpiece

Plural: earpieces

Noun

• The part of a phone or listening device placed at the ear.
• electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
• A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
• A receiver of a telephone to hold near to one's ear.
• The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.

Examples

• Holding the earpiece to my ear, I could hear him speaking clearly.
• My glasses won't stay on, as I've broken the left earpiece.
• Placing EARPIECE across a ’D’ made it a surprisingly high-scoring play.

Synonyms

earphone, headphone, phone

Related Words

speakerphone