pager

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪdʒər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpeɪdʒɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pā′jər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pag•er2 /ˈpeɪdʒɚ/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Telecommunicationsa pocket-sized electronic device that notifies the person carrying it of telephone calls.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pag•er1  (pā′jər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usu. used in combination): Her latest report was a 12-pager.
  • page1 + -er1 1965–70

pag•er2  (pā′jər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Telecommunicationsbeeper (def. 3).
  • page3 + -er1 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pager / ˈpeɪdʒə/
  1. a small electronic device, capable of receiving short messages; usually carried by people who need to be contacted urgently (e.g. doctors)
'pager' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beeper - page

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