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Walkman
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Walk·man  (wôkmn, -mn)
A trademark used for a pocket-sized cassette player, compact disk player, radio, or combined unit with lightweight earphones.
Walkman [ˈwɔːkmən]
n
(Electronics)™ a small portable cassette player with light headphones
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Walkman - (trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones
stereo, stereo system, stereophonic system, stereophony - reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Translations
Walkman® [ˈwɔːkmən] N (Walkmans (pl)) [ˈwɔːkmənz] → Walkman ® m
Walkman® [ˈwɔːkmən] n → baladeur m
walk of life n (= background) → milieu m
from all walks of life → de tous milieux
walk-on part [ˈwɔːkɒn] n → rôle m de figurant(e)
Walkman®
n → Walkman® m
Walkman® [ˈwɔːkmən] n → walkman ® m inv
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It also came to be termed as the Soundabout, Freestyle and Stowaway.
The Miracle of Travelling Sound - the Walkman by Roberto Sedycias / Computers and Internet community
It was therefore initially known in the US as The Soundabout, while the Australians called it `The Freestyle' and the UK preferred `The Stowaway'.
The hip sounds start here by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: David Bloom About 20 years ago, a little blue and silver aluminum box from Sony called the Soundabout trickled onto the market for the first time.
DIGITAL L.A. : WALKMAN'S GREATEST STRIDE YET by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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