"Walkman" meaning in All languages combined

See Walkman on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A trademark; from walk + man, coined in reference to an earlier product, Pressman, a portable tape recorder for journalists. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|walk|man}} walk + man Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Walkman
  1. A Sony portable personal compact cassette player product line.
    Sense id: en-Walkman-en-name--El8jnTh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 42 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 46 4 2
  2. A Sony brand for personal portable audio media players.
    Sense id: en-Walkman-en-name-Te4xN7Lj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 42 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 46 4 2
  3. (derogatory) A street urchin. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-Walkman-en-name-IlmqvclL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Discman (alt: Sony CD-based device like a Walkman), walkman (alt: genericization)

Noun [English]

Forms: Walkmans [plural]
Etymology: A trademark; from walk + man, coined in reference to an earlier product, Pressman, a portable tape recorder for journalists. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|walk|man}} walk + man Head templates: {{en-noun}} Walkman (plural Walkmans)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of walkman Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: walkman
    Sense id: en-Walkman-en-noun-NMGGb4ZA

Inflected forms

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