handset

Noun

1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
2. A mobile phone.
3. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.

Verb

To typeset by hand.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæn(d)sɛt/

Etymology

From hand + set.

Synonyms

receiver

French telephone

telephone receiver

earpiece

phone

☎️

earphone

headphone

hand receiver

receiver-transmitter

monophone

handie-talkie

cell phone

telephone handset

cellular phone

earflap

eartrumpet

hand set

microtelephone

mobile phone

📱

Translations

combiné

combiné téléphonique

Hörer

auricular

👂

microtelefono

słuchawka

microteléfono

ahize

microtelèfon

Handapparat

aparelho de telefone

ascoltatore

ακουστικά

appareil portatif

Telefonhörer