speakerphone

[ spee-ker-fohn ]

noun

1. a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.

speakerphone

/ ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a telephone incorporating an external microphone and loudspeaker, allowing several people to participate in a call at the same time

Word History and Origins

Origin of speakerphone¹

1955–60, Americanism; (loud)speaker + (micro)phone or (tele)phone

Example Sentences

On his third or fourth attempt to call back I picked up the call and put it on speakerphone, and recorded him.

From BBC

“I was sitting next to my wife and I had the call on speakerphone and I was like, ‘Right.

From Los Angeles Times

In a video that leaked Tuesday, Trump is heard on speakerphone talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his injury, which he described as like being bitten by "the world’s largest mosquito."

From Salon

In what three people present described as a warm and gracious call to the group that was heard over speakerphone, Trump praised DeSantis and the effort, saying “Ron, I love that you’re back.”

From Seattle Times

Security footage shared with The New York Times shows the pair standing on the sidewalk in shorts and flip flops as they talked via speakerphone with Gaby Zavala, the center’s founder.

From New York Times