Definitions for walkman
ˈwɔk mən, -ˌmænwalk·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Walkmannoun

   (trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. walkmannoun

   A personal audio cassette player.

2. Walkmannoun

   A portable audio cassette player with headphones.

3. Etymology: From Walkman.

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1. Walkman

   Walkman, stylised as WALKMAN (ウォークマン), is a brand of portable audio players manufactured and marketed by Japanese technology company Sony since 1979. The original Walkman was a portable cassette player and its popularity made "walkman" an unofficial term for personal stereos of any producer or brand. By 2010, when production stopped, Sony had built about 200 million cassette-based Walkmans.The Walkman brand was extended to serve most of Sony's portable audio devices, including DAT players, MiniDisc players/recorders, CD players (originally Discman then renamed the CD Walkman), transistor radios, mobile phones, and digital audio/media players. As of 2011, the Walkman range consists exclusively of digital players.

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1. walkman

   A Walkman is a portable cassette or CD player with lightweight headphones that was originally produced and marketed by Sony. It was popular in the 1980s and 1990s and was known for its compact size and ability to play music on the go. However, with advancements in digital technology, it has now become a retro icon.

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1. Walkman

   Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette players, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of former Sony Ericsson mobile phones. The original Walkman introduced a change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. The prototype was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-chairman Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips. The original Walkman was marketed in 1979 as the Walkman in Japan and, from 1980, the Soundabout in many other countries including the US, Freestyle in Sweden and the Stowaway in the UK. Advertising, despite all the foreign languages, still attracted thousands of buyers in the US specifically. Morita hated the name "Walkman" and asked that it be changed, but relented after being told by junior executives that a promotion campaign had already begun using the brand name and that it would be too expensive to change. The names "Walkman", "Pressman", "Watchman", "Scoopman", "Discman", and "Talkman" are trademarks of Sony, and have been applied to a wide range of portable entertainment devices manufactured by the company. The name "Walkman" was based on its precursor, the Pressman tape recorder. An initial prototype of the Walkman was in fact made by replacing the recording circuit and speaker from the Pressman with a stereo amplifier. Sony continues to use the "Walkman" brand name for most of their portable audio devices, after the "Discman" name for CD players was dropped in the late 1990s.

Matched Categories

1. • Stereo

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'walkman' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4520

How to pronounce walkman?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say walkman in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of walkman in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of walkman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of walkman in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Sacks:

   Values are tapes we play on the Walkman of the mind any tune we choose so long as it does not disturb others.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=walkman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Walkman
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=walkman