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Definition of earshot

earshot

/ˈɪr.ʃɑːt/
ear · shot
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• noun

1

The range or distance within which a sound, especially a person's voice, can be heard.

Example

"They waited until the supervisor was out of earshot before discussing the surprise retirement party."

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Word Nuance & Usage

"Earshot" is almost exclusively used as the object of a preposition in fixed spatial phrases such as "within earshot" or "out of earshot," and rarely takes an article.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 16th century as a compound of "ear" and "shot" (in the sense of the distance a missile can travel), modeled on earlier range terms like "bowshot."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Earshot. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/earshot
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