Definition of "beeper" [beeper]

• One that beeps. (noun)
• A small portable electronic device that emits a beeping signal when the person carrying it is being paged. Also called pager. (noun)

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• "I called the beeper number and left the number of the pay phone."
• "There was never another beeper from the area, and no sign of survivors from either crash site."
• "Forty minutes later there was a weak beeper from the vicinity of the crash site but it was believed to be a result of fire at the crash site and was not pilot activated."