noun
- plural of pager; small electronic devices that receive and display short messages or signals
Usage: technology
Examples
- Doctors in the 1990s carried pagers to receive emergency calls.
- The hospital staff were issued pagers for urgent communications.
- Before cell phones became common, many professionals relied on pagers.
- The pagers beeped loudly in the middle of the meeting.
- Emergency responders still use pagers because they work when cell towers fail.
- She clipped two pagers to her belt before starting her shift.