Meanings
nounheadset (plural headsets)
plural headsets
- A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
- Any electronic device worn on the head.
If you've just acquired a Google Glass headset for £1,000, don't show it off at the movies. UK cinemas are to ban the headsets over fears that the gadgets can be used to make pirate copies of Hollywood blockbusters.
2014 June 29, Adam Sherwin, “UK cinemas ban Google glasses over piracy risk”, in The Independent - uncommonA mindset.
One member has this whole collection of 50s rockabilly by women. Like the blues, the lyrics reflect the headset of the time, so of course it's not all "non-sexist." But it's a great record, really connected to the roots of rock 'n roll.
1987 December 13, Elizabeth Pincus, quoting Mary Ann Peacott, “Rock Against Sexism”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 6
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*káput
- Proto-Germanic*haubudą
- Old Englishhēafod
- Middle Englishheed
- Englishhead
- Middle Englishset
- Englishset
- Englishheadset
Translations
Catalan cascos
- cascospair of headphones or earphones
Chinese Mandarin 耳麥 /耳麦
- 耳麥 /耳麦 (ěrmài)pair of headphones or earphones
Danish høretelefon, hovedsæt
- høretelefonpair of headphones or earphones
- hovedsætelectronic device worn on the head
Dutch headset, balhoofd
- headsetpair of headphones or earphones
- balhoofdon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Esperanto kaptelefono
- kaptelefonopair of headphones or earphones
Finnish kuulokkeet, kuulokemikrofoni
- kuulokkeetpair of headphones or earphones
- kuulokemikrofonipair of headphones or earphones
- kuulokkeetelectronic device worn on the head
- lasitelectronic device worn on the head
- kypäräelectronic device worn on the head
- pantaelectronic device worn on the head
- päähineelectronic device worn on the head
- ohjainlaakerion a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
French casque, casque-micro
- casquepair of headphones or earphones
- casque-micropair of headphones or earphones
- micro-casquepair of headphones or earphones
- casque avec microphonepair of headphones or earphones
- jeu de directionon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
German Headset, Hörsprechgarnitur
- Headsetpair of headphones or earphones
- Hörsprechgarniturpair of headphones or earphones
- Steuersatzon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
- Lenkkopfon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Hungarian fejhallgató, fülhallgató
- fejhallgatópair of headphones or earphones
- fülhallgatópair of headphones or earphones
Irish gléas cinn, gléas cinn
- gléas cinnpair of headphones or earphones
- gléas cinnelectronic device worn on the head
Japanese ヘッドセット, ヘッドセット
- ヘッドセット (heddosetto)pair of headphones or earphones
- ヘッドセット (heddosetto)on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Korean 헤드셋, 헤드셋
- 헤드셋 (hedeuset)pair of headphones or earphones
- 헤드셋 (hedeuset)on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Norwegian hodesett
- hodesettpair of headphones or earphones
Polish słuchawki z mikrofonem, słuchawki
- słuchawki z mikrofonempair of headphones or earphones
- słuchawkielectronic device worn on the head
- steryon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Portuguese caixa de direção
- caixa de direçãoon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Russian нау́шники
- нау́шники (naúšniki)pair of headphones or earphones
Spanish audífono con micrófono, casco
- audífono con micrófonopair of headphones or earphones
- cascoelectronic device worn on the head
- set de direcciónon a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame
Swedish headset
- headsetpair of headphones or earphones
Tagalog pang-ulong hatinig
- pang-ulong hatinigpair of headphones or earphones
Turkish kulaklık
- kulaklıkpair of headphones or earphones
Ukrainian наву́шники
- наву́шники (navúšnyky)pair of headphones or earphones
Vietnamese tai nghe
- tai nghepair of headphones or earphones
Cite this entry
APA
headset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headset
MLA
“headset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headset. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headset.
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