beeper

[ bee-per ]

noun

1. 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.
2. a similar device attached to a free-ranging animal as an aid to learning its habits; biotelemeter.
3. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beeper¹

First recorded in 1945–50; beep + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Your Beeper of the Seals wants to get the power into his own hands, and betrays you; he who quits the field loses it.

From Project Gutenberg

There were clanging bells and sirens and beeper-horns warning all nonofficial vehicles to keep out of the way.

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