Buzzer (Noun)
Meaning 1
A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A signaling device that makes a buzzing sound.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doorbell's broken so we have to listen for the buzzer from the intercom to know when someone's at the door.
- The scoreboard's buzzer sounded after the basketball player sank the winning shot at the last second.
- In the quiz competition, each team had a buzzer to ring when they thought they knew the answer to the question.
- The cook set the kitchen timer's buzzer to go off when the cake was done baking.
- The telephone's buzzer got progressively louder and more insistent until the receptionist finally picked up the call.