buzzer
pronunciation
How to pronounce buzzer in British English:
UK [ˈbʌzə(r)]
How to pronounce buzzer in American English:
US [ˈbʌzɚ]
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- Noun:
- a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
- a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
Word Origin
- buzzer (n.)
- c. 1600, "buzzing insect," agent noun from buzz (v.). In reference to mechanical devices that buzz, from 1870 (steam-powered at first; electric mechanisms so called from 1884).
Example
- 1. Suddenly , he hears the access buzzer from above .
- 2. Name on the buzzer was what ?
- 3. Did they give their subjects a buzzer to press every time they thought about sex ?
- 4. Please notify the crew immediately if the buzzer sounds .
- 5. The buzzer rings early on the second evening and I hobble downstairs to answer the door .