pager

1 of 2

noun (1)

pag·​er ˈpā-jər How to pronounce pager (audio)
: one that pages
especially : a small radio receiver that beeps, vibrates, or flashes to alert the user to an incoming message which is usually displayed on a small screen

pager

2 of 2

noun (2)

: one having or covering a specified number or kind of pages
used in combination
her essay was a 15-pager

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The changes came rapidly when Israel began an offensive against Hezbollah last fall, beginning with exploding pagers that killed or wounded many group members simultaneously. Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025 The militia’s rank and file, meanwhile, was shattered first by pagers, then walkie-talkies that detonated in their hands, having been boobytrapped by Mossad. Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025 First Steps like the handoff of Fury’s pager from Avengers: Infinity War’s post-credit scene to Captain Marvel’s mid-credit scene. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025 Just days before Nasrallah’s demise, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, activated a hack attack that caused explosions of handheld pagers carried by thousands of members of Hezbollah. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pager

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1870, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pager was in 1870

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“Pager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pager. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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pager

noun
pag·​er
ˈpā-jər
: one that pages
especially : a small electronic device that beeps, vibrates, or flashes when it receives a special radio signal indicating an incoming message

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