: one that pages
especially
: a small radio receiver that beeps, vibrates, or flashes to alert the user to an incoming message which is usually displayed on a small screen
: one having or covering a specified number or kind of pages
—used in combination
her essay was a 15-pager
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
After the pager incident, the assassination of Hezbollah leaders, the Israeli invasion of south Lebanon, and the Israeli bombing campaign, Hezbollah needs time to lick its wounds and rebuild.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Characters are seen carrying pagers, listening to their music on Walkman stereos, omnipresent in that era.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
The symbolic device is a reference to Israel’s sophisticated September military operation in which small amounts of explosive material detonated in pagers used by hundreds of members of the U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization Hezbollah.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Sofia has been blowing up Dex’s pager since their date, using a beeper code to try to get his attention.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
After the pager incident, the assassination of Hezbollah leaders, the Israeli invasion of south Lebanon, and the Israeli bombing campaign, Hezbollah needs time to lick its wounds and rebuild.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Characters are seen carrying pagers, listening to their music on Walkman stereos, omnipresent in that era.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
The symbolic device is a reference to Israel’s sophisticated September military operation in which small amounts of explosive material detonated in pagers used by hundreds of members of the U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization Hezbollah.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Pager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pager. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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