noun
- a small electronic device that receives and displays short messages or signals
Usage: often considered outdated technology
Examples
- The doctor’s pager beeped during dinner.
- Before cell phones, many professionals carried pagers.
- The hospital staff must keep their pagers on at all times.
- His pager displayed a message to call the office immediately.
- Pagers were popular in the 1990s but are rarely used today.
- The emergency responder checked her pager for urgent alerts.