-phone /fəʊn $ foʊn/ BrE AmE suffix
[ Language: Greek ; Origin: -phonos 'sounding' , from phone ; ↑ phon- ]
1 . [in nouns] an instrument or machine relating to sound or hearing, especially a musical instrument:
earphones (=for listening to a radio etc)
a saxophone
2 . [in nouns] technical someone who speaks a particular language:
a Francophone (=someone who speaks French)
3 . [in adjectives] speaking a particular language:
Francophone nations (=nations where French is spoken)