dialer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that dials.
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an electronic device attached to a telephone to call preselected numbers automatically when activated.
Etymology
Origin of dialer
First recorded in 1740–50; dial + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The dialer was reportedly first seen last year through the Pixel’s emergency app, but Google confirmed to Android Police that FED is currently rolling out to a wider release.
From The Verge ● Mar. 1, 2022
Then, if the number you were called from shows up in enough complaints, the FTC will leap into action and prosecute the offending dialer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
The title track is a patient contemplation on the intersection of art and pop culture, driven by what sounds like a dying, old school war dialer.
From Time ● Nov. 11, 2013
Strange plus: The phone dialer now has round buttons instead of the square ones it has had for years.
From Forbes ● Sep. 18, 2013
This term dates from the blue box days of the 1970s and early 1980s and is now semi-obsolescent among phreakers; see war dialer for its contemporary progeny.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
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