headphone

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛdˌfoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hed′fōn′)

Inflections of 'headphone' (n): npl: headphones

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•phone /ˈhɛdˌfoʊn/USA pronunciation   n. Usually, headphones. [plural]
  1. Sound Reproductiona headset designed for use with a stereo system.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•phone  (hed′fōn′),USA pronunciation n. Usually, headphones. 
  1. Sound Reproduction[Audio.]a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
  2. any set of earphones.
  • head + -phone 1910–15

'headphone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
earphone

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