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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

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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

She keeps a calendar adorned with stickers of Peter Rabbit; she listens to American music on a Discman on her way to work.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 17, 2019

That night when we got home, I went up to my room with Dad’s CDs and a Discman.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman