walkie-talkie

[waw-kee-taw-kee] / ˈwɔ kiˈtɔ ki /

NOUN

handheld transmitter and receiver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intercom pager

STRONG

walky-talky

WEAK

two-way radio

Example Sentences

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On Sunday, McCullum was seen sending messages via walkie-talkie to the England players during drinks breaks as they squeezed home against Nepal in a last-ball nail-biter in Mumbai.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

One of her colleagues raised the alarm over a walkie-talkie and then "we finished evacuating the visits without quite realising really what was going on".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Already nervous, Laxamana said she was distracted by a walkie-talkie that crackled with voices as she tried to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Ms. Smith’s voice comes in over the walkie-talkie.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon