buzzer
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbʌzər/
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timbre
- She pressed the buzzer to alert the receptionist of her arrival.
- a buzzer sound
- hear a buzzer
And I got racks of stuff, lights, buzzers, whistles, all kinds of stuff.
- And I got racks of stuff, lights, buzzers, whistles, all kinds of stuff.
- I care about dope shit and, and the buzzer beaters.
Examples
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Fred rang the outside buzzer and was let in without ceremony.
Fiction book (1995) -
The portly man strides to the apartment door and presses the buzzer very firmly.
Fiction book (1995) -
You need it for the security buzzer, right?
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The second the final buzzer sounded...
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"Mom," I called out, pressing our front door buzzer like a delivery boy.
Fiction book (1991) -
Do you have buzzers for each other's doors?
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Frieda had a buzzer that sounded in the kitchen if she needed anything.
Fiction book (1994) -
Iverson just missed a lay-up at the buzzer, Sixers lose.
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The second the buzzer goes off, the frontal cortex activates and it stays up the whole time.
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Help me, I'm alone, but she rang the bedside buzzer because she desperately needed a bedpan.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
842
1.0
A device that makes a loud sound to warn or wake people
279
1.0
A small device you blow into to make a high sound and get attention
259
2.9
A machine that makes a loud wailing sound to warn people
183
1.0
A device that makes a loud sound to warn or signal people
144
1.0
A button by the front door that rings when someone presses it to tell you a visitor is there
89
1.0
A device that makes a sound to get someone's attention
77
6.7
A small electronic machine that makes a short sound to tell someone to call you
7
2.2
A bell that rings to warn people of danger or an emergency
6
1.1
A loud sound a driver makes to warn others or get attention
1
3.0
A small handheld device that makes a click sound to signal or count
1
3.7
A tool that makes a loud sound or bright light to tell people there is danger
1
2.7
A bell that rings to warn people of danger
A small speaker used to make a sound in alarms or toys
A small electric bell that rings to tell someone about an incoming phone call
A small device that makes short beeps to warn you
A small bell on a shop door that rings when a customer enters or leaves
A system that lets a person at the door talk to a person inside
A person or machine that warns people about danger and problems
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Buzzer comes from the simple sound buzz, a word that copies the low noise a bee or a small machine makes. The ending -er means 'something that does', so a buzzer is 'something that buzzes', which is why the device makes a buzzing sound to alert you.