Discmann.

Brit.

/ˈdɪskmən/, U.S.

/ˈdɪskˌmæn/,

/ˈdɪskmən/

Inflections: Plural Discmans, Discmen.

Forms: 1900s– Discman, 1900s– Diskman. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: disc n., man n.¹

Etymology: < disc n. + man n.¹, after Walkman n.The apparatus was first produced by the Sony Corporation of Japan in 1984.

A small portable compact disc player.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [noun] > playback equipment > specific

Discman1984

CDTV1990

1984 H F D 8 Oct. 227/3 Sony will introduce this November a Discman portable compact disc player.

1990 Daily Tel. 17 May 22/7 The Discman, weighing a pound, will be much easier to carry than heavy textbooks.

1999 C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 310 ‘Didn't you hear all the gunfire?’ ‘Not a thing. I had my discman on, you see.’

2003 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 124 A variety of interactive clips, plates and pins that can also fasten mp3 players, discmans, palm pilots or keys to your handbag, briefcase, car dashboard or clothing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discman
释义	Discmann. Brit. /ˈdɪskmən/, U.S. /ˈdɪskˌmæn/, /ˈdɪskmən/ Inflections: Plural Discmans, Discmen. Forms: 1900s– Discman, 1900s– Diskman. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: disc n., man n.¹ Etymology: < disc n. + man n.¹, after Walkman n.The apparatus was first produced by the Sony Corporation of Japan in 1984. A small portable compact disc player.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > [noun] > playback equipment > specific Discman1984 CDTV1990 1984 H F D 8 Oct. 227/3 Sony will introduce this November a Discman portable compact disc player. 1990 Daily Tel. 17 May 22/7 The Discman, weighing a pound, will be much easier to carry than heavy textbooks. 1999 C. Brookmyre One Fine Day in Middle of Night (2000) 310 ‘Didn't you hear all the gunfire?’ ‘Not a thing. I had my discman on, you see.’ 2003 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 124 A variety of interactive clips, plates and pins that can also fasten mp3 players, discmans, palm pilots or keys to your handbag, briefcase, car dashboard or clothing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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