speakerphone

noun

speak·​er·​phone ˈspē-kər-ˌfōn 

: a combination microphone and loudspeaker device for two-way communication by telephone

Examples of speakerphone in a Sentence

We used the speakerphone for the call so that everyone could hear what was said.

He put her on speakerphone so that everyone could hear what she said.

Recent Examples on the Web

In that same loud speakerphone (!) conference with Duffy, Reacher now concludes — based on how quickly Paulie murdered Annette — that Duffy’s missing informant, Teresa Daniels, must already be dead. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025

This can be performed in separate locations or between individuals in the same room using a speakerphone. —Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024

Later that day, things went further downhill when Erin and Brynn put Erin’s husband, Abe, on speakerphone as a joke. —As Told To Lindy Segal, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025

Mace once again called Trump and put the phone on speakerphone to speak to the room, according to the sources. —Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for speakerphone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone