Etymology

walkman

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Today it means: A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones. Full definition →

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walkman · noun1

(cassette player): Genericized trademark from the Sony trademark Walkman.

Walkman · proper noun, noun2

A trademark; from walk + man, coined in reference to an earlier product, Pressman, a portable tape recorder for journalists.

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