"Walkman" meaning in English

See Walkman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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-TVdLsEjy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 45 2 3
  2. A Sony brand for personal portable audio media players
    Sense id: en-Walkman-en-name-eaU2-dX4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 45 2 3
  3. (derogatory) A street urchin. Tags: derogatory Derived forms: Discman (alt: Sony CD-based device like a Walkman), walkman (alt: genericization)
    Sense id: en-Walkman-en-name-IlmqvclL

Noun

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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