Definition of "speakerphone" [speakerphone]

• A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held. (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.

• "Someone, anyone, PLEASE tell me exactly in what respect, talking over a hands-free speakerphone is any different than carrying on a conversation with someone in the backseat?!?"
• "The speakerphone is the biggest problem with the e71."
• ""More people are working from home and using a speakerphone is an easy way to free your hands and be more productive, and the wireless mic in a Calisto 835 helps ensure you don't sound like you're using a speakerphone," said Amy Huson, senior director of Enterprise Marketing at Plantronics."