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headset

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈhɛdˌsɛt// UK //hˈɛdsɛt// head·set

n. a pair of headphones with a small microphone attached. You wear it on your head to listen and speak at the same time.

n. a combined device consisting of headphones and a microphone, worn on the head for simultaneous audio input and output.


SIMPLE

She wore a headset to take the call.

CONTEXTUAL

The customer service agent put on her headset to answer the incoming phone call.

COMPLEX

The pilot adjusted his noise-cancelling headset to ensure clear communication with the control tower during the turbulent approach.

Origin

From head + set.

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