answering service
noun
a service providing operators who answer a subscriber's telephone and take messages when the subscriber does not answer.
Nearby words
answer to, answerable, answerback, answering machine, answering pennant, answering service, ant, ant bear, ant bird, ant cow, ant egg
Origin of answering service
First recorded in 1960–65
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