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bleeper

British  
/ ˈbliːpə /

noun

  1. Also called: bleep.  a small portable radio receiver, carried esp by doctors, that sounds a coded bleeping signal to call the carrier

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"My kids grew up knowing nothing else apart from me disappearing when my bleeper went off," the 63-year-old said.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

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