buzzer

noun

buzz·​er ˈbə-zər 

1

: one that buzzes

specifically : an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

2

: the sound of a buzzer

Examples of buzzer in a Sentence

Their team was ahead by two points when the buzzer signaled the end of the game.

Recent Examples on the Web

This was the first time since June 10 of that year, when Draymond Green blocked a Kyle Lowry 3-pointer at the buzzer and sent that matchup back to Oakland, that the city had played host to a championship series game. —Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

Monk hit a 3 at the buzzer to put Sacramento up 78-76 heading into the fourth. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025

My only regret is that players and coaches weren’t instructed to file an instant story at the buzzer, conduct postgame interviews, update their gamers with quotes on deadline, then do a second story. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025

Overtime followed after Draymond Green got the stop on 3-time MVP Nikola Jokic at the buzzer. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for buzzer

• mazar

Kids Definition

buzzer

noun

buzz·​er ˈbəz-ər 

: an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound