beeper
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.
beepers
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pluralof beeper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Working with cinematographer Eric K. Yue, Rockwell creates a vibrantly precise portrait of New York in the 1990s, when boomboxes, beepers, pay phones and street life gave the city a vital, dangerous pulse.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
As beepers faded out of style, Klater sought a new business model.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021
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
