earpiece
nounUK /ˈɪəpiːs/ · US /ˈɪɹpiːs/
Etymology From ear + piece.
1
A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
- Holonym: headpiece (sometimes holonymous)
- Holding the earpiece to my ear, I could hear him speaking clearly.
2
A receiver of a telephone to hold near to one's ear.
3
The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place.
- My glasses won't stay on, as I've broken the left earpiece.
- Derived terms
- earpieced
- Related terms
- speakerphone