"Discman" meaning in English

See Discman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A trademark from disc + man, modelled on the earlier Walkman. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|disc|man}} disc + man Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Discman
  1. A Sony portable personal compact disc player product line Derived forms: discman (alt: genericization)
    Sense id: en-Discman-en-name-ngWRLAm6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30

Noun

Forms: Discmans [plural]
Etymology: A trademark from disc + man, modelled on the earlier Walkman. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|disc|man}} disc + man Head templates: {{en-noun}} Discman (plural Discmans)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of discman Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: discman Related terms: walkman
    Sense id: en-Discman-en-noun--IKSqvvT

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