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Discman

British  
/ ˈdɪskmən /

noun

  1. a small portable CD player with light headphones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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I traveled with my books of CDs and my Discman well into the era when Transportation Security Administration agents would look at them with curiosity and suspicion.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Anyone who can correctly identify a Discman might feel 100 years old when they learn the daughter of Seattle rock royalty Chris Cornell and Susan Silver is now making her way in the local scene.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

I initially scoffed at the early iPods in favor of my Discman.

From The Verge • May 14, 2022

At home, I slipped the CD in my Discman, hid the case under my mattress and listened to it on headphones until my ears were trashed.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2020

I popped the Miles Davis CD into my Discman and leaned against the door.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen