Meaning & use

headphone

noun·Everyday

A small device worn over or in the ear to listen to audio privately, usually one of a pair.

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She put on her headphones and listened to music during the flight.

He forgot his headphones, so he had to watch the video with the volume low.

A note on using this word

The word is almost always used in the plural, "headphones," since the pair covers both ears.

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