lapel mike

noun

1. a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapel mike¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

His lapel mike then caught him entering 10 Downing Street singing.

From New York Times

Because sound is difficult to capture on a windy expanse of arid land, the victim is wearing a lapel mike.

From New York Times

The business girl clapped on a pair of earphones and whispered into a lapel mike.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon he was sitting tensely upright on his stool, eyes bright and lower face all a-smile, muttering terse comments and questions into the lapel mike torn from Meg's fair neck.

From Project Gutenberg