cordless handset

Wireless phone piece

A cordless handset is the portable part of a cordless telephone—the piece you hold to your ear and speak into, which communicates wirelessly with a base station.

The term distinguishes it from corded phones where the handset connects by wire: I left the cordless handset on the couch and now I can't find it.

Related

home phone · charging · wall charger · dock · base · ringtone · battery · low battery · talk · talk time · dial · speed dial · buttons · caller ID · antenna · cradle · landline · speaker

Opposites
connectivity/tethering

cordless handsetcorded phone

Wired stationary telephone

wall phone · rotary phone · base unit · princess phone

mounting/portability

cordless handsetwall phone

Fixed-position household telephone

base station · pay phone

Family

cord, cords, corded, cordless, hand, hands, handed, handing, handy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G