/hand"held'/ , adj.
1. held in the hand or hands: a hand-held torch.
2. small enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands: a hand-held hair drier.
n.
3. something small enough to be used or operated while held in the hand or hands: She traded in her bulky old movie camera for a hand-held.
Also, handheld .
[ 1920-25 ]