Meanings
nounMP3 player (plural MP3 players)
plural MP3 players · alternative MP3-player
- An electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format and, in many cases, files in some other formats, as well as including a radio function.
A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time.
2019 June 27, Jack Schofield, “What’s the best cheap tablet or e-reader for PDF files?”, in The Guardian
Translations
Arabic مُشَغِّل إِم بِي ثْرِي, مشغل MP3
- مُشَغِّل إِم بِي ثْرِي (mušáḡḡil ʔem pī ṯrī)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- مشغل MP3 (mušáḡḡil ʔem pī ṯrī)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- إم بي ثري بلاير (ʔem pī ṯrī plēyar)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Chinese Mandarin MP3播放機 /MP3播放机, MP3播放器
- MP3播放機 /MP3播放机 (áimu-pì-sān bōfàngjī)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- MP3播放器 (áimu-pì-sān bōfàngqì)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- MP3 (áimu-pì-sān)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Czech MP3 přehrávač, empétrojka
- MP3 přehrávačelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- empétrojkaelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Danish mp3-afspiller
- mp3-afspillerelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Dutch mp3-speler
- mp3-spelerelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Esperanto mp3-legilo
- mp3-legiloelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Finnish MP3-soitin
- MP3-soitinelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
French lecteur MP3
- lecteur MP3electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
German MP3-Player, MP3-Spieler
- MP3-Playerelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- MP3-Spielerelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Hungarian MP3-lejátszó
- MP3-lejátszóelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Italian lettore MP3
- lettore MP3electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Japanese MP3プレーヤー
- MP3プレーヤー (emu-pī-surī-purēyā)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Korean MP3 플레이어
- MP3 플레이어 (empisseuri peulleieo)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Polish odtwarzacz MP3, empetrójka
- odtwarzacz MP3electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- empetrójkaelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Portuguese MP3, tocador de MP3
- MP3electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- tocador de MP3electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Russian MP3-пле́ер, цифрово́й пле́ер
- MP3-пле́ер (MP3-pléjer)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
- цифрово́й пле́ер (cifrovój pléjer)electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Spanish reproductor de MP3
- reproductor de MP3electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Swedish MP3-spelare
- MP3-spelareelectronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format
Cite this entry
APA
MP3 player. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MP3%20player
MLA
“MP3 player.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MP3%20player. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MP3 player,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MP3%20player.
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