beeper
[ bee-per ]
/ ˈbi pər /
noun
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.
a similar device attached to a free-ranging animal as an aid to learning its habits; biotelemeter.
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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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby beeper
been-there done-that, beento, been to the wars, bee orchid, beep, beeper, bee plant, beer, beer and skittles, beer belly, Beerbohm
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Example sentences from the Web for beeper
Your Beeper of the Seals wants to get the power into his own hands, and betrays you; he who quits the field loses it.
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