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单词 pager
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pager

1
[ pey-jer ]
/ ˈpeɪ dʒər /
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noun

something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination): Her latest report was a 12-pager.

Origin of pager

1
First recorded in 1965–70; page1 + -er1

Words nearby pager

pageboy, page description language, page-jack, page printer, page proof, pager, Paget, page-three, Paget's cell, Paget's disease, page-turner

Definition for pager (2 of 2)

pager2
[ pey-jer ]
/ ˈpeɪ dʒər /

noun

beeper (def. 3).

Origin of pager

2
1965–70; page2 + -er1
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pager

  • As part of his job move, Zanzi says, he was given a pager so he would be accessible to Travolta around the clock.

    8 Juiciest Bits From Latest Lawsuit Against John Travolta|Maria Elena Fernandez|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Blinker got a pager and looked up the movements of Sunday steamboats.

    The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for pager

pager
/ (ˈpeɪdʒə) /

noun

a small electronic device, capable of receiving short messages; usually carried by people who need to be contacted urgently (e.g. doctors)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for pager

pager

A wireless device that, when activated, signals the bearer to contact either a predetermined party or the party indicated on the device itself. Often called a beeper for the annoying beeps some pagers use to alert their owner.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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