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headset

headset

54 1.3
A pair of headphones you wear over your head with a microphone for listening and speaking
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛdˌsɛt/
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  • She put on her headset to listen to the music clearly without any distractions.
  • Bluetooth headset
  • headset microphone
  • wireless headset

And you use your headset, wired headset to do the audio right.

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Examples

  • He adjusted the headset before starting the virtual meeting to improve the audio quality.

  • Could I maybe get that headset, please?

  • Could you put the headset on?

  • I suggest getting a headset.

  • Here visitors can relax, put on a headset, and listen to Twain.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The four of us will be wearing these headsets.

  • I thought I made it perfectly clear that employee headsets are to be worn at all times.

  • Participants listened to stimuli through a high-quality headset with an attached microphone.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The headset allowed me to speak with my friends while gaming online.

Synonyms

headphone
vsheadset
99 1.0

A device you wear on your head or in your ears to listen to music

includes a microphone so user can both speak and listen

How Advanced

headset
54 1.3
headphone
99 1.0

Surface Forms

headset singular
headsets plural

Morphology

headset = head + set (transparent) = head + set

The compound 'head' + 'set' straightforwardly denotes a set/device for the head; learners can infer the device meaning from the components.

Etymology

Headset comes from the two simple words head 'top of your body' and set 'a group of things'. So a headset is a group of equipment you wear on your head for listening and speaking.