loudspeaker

[loud-spee-ker]

noun

1. any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.

2. Audio.

   1. a device for transforming electric signals into audible sound, most frequently used to reproduce speech and music.

   2. speaker.

loudspeaker

/ ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə /

noun

1. Also called: reproducer. Sometimes shortened to: speaker. a device for converting audio-frequency signals into the equivalent sound waves by means of a vibrating conical diaphragm

Word History and Origins

Origin of loudspeaker¹

First recorded in 1880–85; loud + speaker

Example Sentences

On a truck at the front of the procession, leaders of local and state labor groups danced with elected officials as Bob Marley and the Wailers sang about standing up for rights over a loudspeaker.

From Los Angeles Times

The small building was full, with mourners outside listening through loudspeakers to the service led by Father Gary Powell.

From BBC

Some protesters used a loudspeaker with one saying: "Keep the pressure up and we can shut this hotel. The council need to act."

From BBC

South Korea's military said later that month that it had suspended its loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across the border to North Korea, as part of a bid to "restore trust" between the two sides.

From BBC

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister has rebutted South Korea's claims that Pyongyang removed some of its propaganda-blasting loudspeakers along the border.

From BBC

Related Words

• bullhorn 
• megaphone 
• public address system