Walkman

See also: walkman

English

Etymology

A trademark; from walk +‎ man, coined in reference to an earlier product, Pressman, a portable tape recorder for journalists.

Proper noun

Walkman

  1. A Sony portable personal compact cassette player product line
  2. A Sony brand for personal portable audio media players

Derived terms
  • Discman (Sony CD-based device like a Walkman)
  • walkman (genericization)

Noun

Walkman (plural Walkmans)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of walkman
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