Meaning

6 senses
  1. One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.

  2. A device that makes a buzzing sound.

    If you think you know the answer to the question, hit the buzzer as fast as you can.

    Summer, Buzzer

    зу́ммерzúmmer

    a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

  3. (US, slang)A police badge.

  4. (slang)A run scored from an overthrow.

  5. (UK, obsolete)A pickpocket.

  6. (obsolete)A gossip.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Tom pressed the buzzer three times.

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  2. Tom heard the buzzer.

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  3. The buzzer sounded.

    ruРаздался звонок.

    deDer Summer ertönte.

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  4. Please push the buzzer.

    deBitte drücken Sie auf den Buzzer.

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  5. The buzzer was still going off.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
device:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
device:

Forms

plural: buzzers
Singularbuzzer
Pluralbuzzers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed:doorbellbell

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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