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handset

[hand-set, hand-set, -set] / ˈhændˌsɛt, ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt /
NOUN
receiver
Synonyms
STRONG
bug headphone radio telephone television receiver
WEAK
control center detection device listening device transceiver

Example Sentences

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All of them talk loudly on the handset, which she installed last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Qualcomm said its second-quarter forecast includes the impact of a shortage of memory supply and “related pricing on demand from several handset customers.”

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The company’s handset revenue could fall again in the June quarter as a result of the memory-price crunch.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Technology analyst and writer Prasanto K Roy says the bigger concern is about how much access an app might eventually be allowed on the handset.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

His knuckles whitened as he gripped the handset.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda