beeper

noun

beep·​er ˈbē-pər How to pronounce beeper (audio)
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specifically : one that beeps

Examples of beeper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their initial plan was to launch a service that would make checking beeper messages easier. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024 Phil Mickelson’s caddie Jim Mackay carried a beeper around all 72 holes of the 1999 US Open in case the golfer’s wife Amy went into labor. Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024 Bans on devices are hardly a new phenomenon: New York City public schools banned communication devices – then namely beepers – in1988. USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 There, cardboard boxes hold beepers, Motorola flip phones, Casio watches and American flags covered with the debris from ground zero. Chelsia Rose Marcius Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beeper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beeper was in 1970

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“Beeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beeper. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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beeper

noun
beep·​er ˈbē-pər How to pronounce beeper (audio)
: pager
especially : one that beeps

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