Walkmann.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːkmən/, U.S.

/ˈwɔkˌmæn/,

/ˈwɔkmən/,

/ˈwɑkˌmæn/,

/ˈwɑkmən/

Inflections: Plural Walkmans, Walkmen.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < either walk v. or walk n.¹ + man n.¹, after Pressman, a brand name for a portable cassette recorder designed for journalists, first produced by the Sony Corporation of Japan in 1977.The Sony Walkman was unveiled to the public at a press conference in Tokyo on 22 June 1979.

A proprietary name for: a portable personal music player able to play one of a variety of recording formats (chiefly audio cassettes).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] > cassette-player

tape player1961

cassette player1968

radio cassette1972

Walkman1980

1980 N.Y. Times 7 July b12/2 They were both possessors of the newest status symbol around town: the Walkman, a portable stereo unit (price-tagged in most stores at $200).

1981 Japan Times 31 Dec. 10/1 Sony Walkmans, easy-driving Honda scooters and aluminum household Buddhist altars sold like hotcakes during 1981.

1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities ix. 193 Five years ago was before Walkman earphones. They can't imagine that.

1998 J. Ambrose in S. Champion & D. Scannell Shenanigans (1999) x. 182 I put an East Berlin DJ mix tape into my walkman. Then I walk into town.

2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) ii. 20 The answer lies in a miniaturized personal space—a more comprehensive system that nonetheless has clear similarities with the old walkmen and cell phones.

2004 A. Hollinghurst Line of Beauty xiii. 397 They were market kids trotting round cheap Walkmans, cheap CDs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	walkman
释义	Walkmann. Brit. /ˈwɔːkmən/, U.S. /ˈwɔkˌmæn/, /ˈwɔkmən/, /ˈwɑkˌmæn/, /ˈwɑkmən/ Inflections: Plural Walkmans, Walkmen. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: walk v., walk n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: < either walk v. or walk n.¹ + man n.¹, after Pressman, a brand name for a portable cassette recorder designed for journalists, first produced by the Sony Corporation of Japan in 1977.The Sony Walkman was unveiled to the public at a press conference in Tokyo on 22 June 1979. A proprietary name for: a portable personal music player able to play one of a variety of recording formats (chiefly audio cassettes). ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] > cassette-player tape player1961 cassette player1968 radio cassette1972 Walkman1980 1980 N.Y. Times 7 July b12/2 They were both possessors of the newest status symbol around town: the Walkman, a portable stereo unit (price-tagged in most stores at $200). 1981 Japan Times 31 Dec. 10/1 Sony Walkmans, easy-driving Honda scooters and aluminum household Buddhist altars sold like hotcakes during 1981. 1987 T. Wolfe Bonfire of Vanities ix. 193 Five years ago was before Walkman earphones. They can't imagine that. 1998 J. Ambrose in S. Champion & D. Scannell Shenanigans (1999) x. 182 I put an East Berlin DJ mix tape into my walkman. Then I walk into town. 2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) ii. 20 The answer lies in a miniaturized personal space—a more comprehensive system that nonetheless has clear similarities with the old walkmen and cell phones. 2004 A. Hollinghurst Line of Beauty xiii. 397 They were market kids trotting round cheap Walkmans, cheap CDs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1980
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