Etymology

farspeaker

far·speak·er
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Today it means: Telephone. Full definition →

German Telefon
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  1. German · calque ofTelefon
  2. English todayfarspeaker

From farspeak + -er (agent noun). Calque of German Telefon. Compare German Fernsprecher (“telephone”).

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