1. a small electronic device that makes a beeping sound to alert the person carrying it
Usage: also called a pager

Examples

• The doctor’s beeper went off during dinner.
• She clipped the beeper to her belt before starting her shift.
• When the beeper sounded, he knew there was an emergency at the hospital.
• The beeper displayed a phone number to call back.
• Before cell phones became common, many professionals carried beepers.
• The nurse heard her beeper and quickly checked the message.