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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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Instead, I drove to a pawnshop in White Center, purchased an old Discman and plugged it into the adapter.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

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

By the time the world had moved on to MP3 players, I was proudly walking around with a silver Discman, cupped like a clutch.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018

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

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen