Definition of "headset" []

• A pair of headphones. (noun)
• A pair of headphones with a voice transmitter attached. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Left: This headset is for communicating with others during rehearsal."
• "Apparently, despite the availability of how-to videos on the internet, this particular prank is becoming less popular due to vast improvements in headset technology."
• "• Plantronics 'bluetooth headset is modeled an the window crank handle from a 1974 Lincoln Continental."