buzzer
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
buzzer (plural buzzers)
- One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- And wants not buzzers to infect his ear / With pestilent speeches of his father's death.
- 1895, George Meredith, The Amazing Marriage:
- ... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.
- 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.
- (US slang) A police badge.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 28:
- I flipped my wallet open on her desk and let her look at the buzzer pinned to the flap.
- (cricket, slang) A run scored from an overthrow.
- (obsolete) A gossip.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- Her brother is in secret come from France,
Feeds on this wonder, keeps himself in clouds
And wants not buzzers to infect his ear
With pestilent speeches of his father's death.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ブザー (buzā)
Translations
device
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