beeper
Americannoun
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beepers
plural
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a device that connects into a telephone circuit and transmits a periodic signal as an indication that the conversation over the circuit is being recorded.
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a similar device attached to a free-ranging animal as an aid to learning its habits; biotelemeter.
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Also called pager. a pocket-size electronic device whose signal notifies a person of an important message, sometimes displaying the telephone number to be called.
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Stephen explained: "Everything was geared up to the beeper going off and you being ready."
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Like, at some point, I wore a beeper that wasn’t even working just because it was part of my look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Dr. Chagnaud compares the acoustic warnings to a car’s backup beeper, which will beep more as the back of your car approaches an object.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
Who did Nick Fury ping with his beeper before turning to ash?
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2018
He has taped a picture of a doe-eyed little girl to his beeper.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
We laugh, we debate whether we’re a Charlotte or a Miranda and we wonder what it would’ve been like to carry beepers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
When he traveled back then there weren't cell phones or beepers or anything.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
As beepers faded out of style, Klater sought a new business model.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021
But when he tries to sell beepers to her staff of TV writers, she loses it and tells him to leave.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2020
The beepers, newspapers, and magazines were distractions—we weren’t supposed to be occupied with any of that while on the job.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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