burner phone

noun

: a prepaid cell phone that is not bound to a contract with a carrier (see carrier sense 7b) and is usually intended to be disposed of after use

She said he returned a short time later, got a lot of cash, then left again with the drugs and money after talking to an unidentified person on a burner phone.

—Kurt Helin

called also burner

Examples of burner phone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At least two of the warrants include a backpack found in Central Park and a burner phone found along the getaway route Mangione is believed to have taken from the shooting scene, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation confirms. —Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024

The phone, which police believe to be tied to the alleged shooter, was described as a burner phone left behind in an alley before the suspect made his way into Central Park, CNN and ABC News reported. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024

Police sources told Fox News the suspect dropped a burner phone in an alley after the shooting. —Brie Stimson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024

Police obtain search warrant for burner phone: reports Investigators secured a search warrant for a phone authorities found in an alley near the scene of last week's shooting, multiple news outlets reported. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above