Rolodex

American

[roh-luh-deks] / ˈroʊ ləˌdɛks /

Trademark.

a small desktop file containing cards for names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Rolodex British

/ ˈrəʊləˌdɛks /

noun

a small file for holding names, addresses, and telephone numbers, consisting of cards attached horizontally to a rotatable central cylinder

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For Wells executives, the investment bank build-out was seen as a natural next step, given its vast Rolodex of corporate and commercial clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

We really had to run through a Rolodex of sounds, because he’s too smart and would learn the words.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

At shootarounds, Walton would point to everyone affiliated with the team and say their name as if making a mental Rolodex, going from one assistant coach to the next and on down the line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

What’s more impressive: Krasinski’s imagination or the very real friends in his Rolodex?

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Her business card was stapled to the Rolodex card.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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