: 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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Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
More news to know now Netanyahu acknowledged Israel was behind a Hezbollah pager attack.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Many observers were astonished, for example, when in September, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
From exploding pagers to 'honey trapping,' how Israel runs its clandestine operations
TOP STORY: The FBI is investigating the leak of classified documents that included top secret U.S. intelligence describing Israeli preparations for a possible attack on Iran.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Since then, Israel has launched a ground invasion, killed a string of Hezbollah leaders – including one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah – and injured thousands of people in an attack featuring exploding pagers.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
More news to know now Netanyahu acknowledged Israel was behind a Hezbollah pager attack.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Many observers were astonished, for example, when in September, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah.
—Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
From exploding pagers to 'honey trapping,' how Israel runs its clandestine operations
TOP STORY: The FBI is investigating the leak of classified documents that included top secret U.S. intelligence describing Israeli preparations for a possible attack on Iran.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Pager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pager. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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