: one that pages
especially
: a small radio receiver that beeps, vibrates, or flashes to alert the user to an incoming message which is usually displayed on a small screen
: one having or covering a specified number or kind of pages
—used in combination
her essay was a 15-pager
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
World & Nation Hundreds of pagers mysteriously explode in Lebanon; Hezbollah blames Israel
Sept. 17, 2024
Can the international community stop it at this point?
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah said the strikes were in response to the previous week’s pager and device detonation attack that killed 38 people, including some children, and injured more than 3,000.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
The latest strike put another blow on Hezbollah after two days of attacks that saw pagers and walkie-talkies used by its members explode, killing 37 people and wounding thousands.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
More than 5,000 pagers were shipped to Hong Kong, while more than 3,000 pagers were shipped to Australia.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
World & Nation Hundreds of pagers mysteriously explode in Lebanon; Hezbollah blames Israel
Sept. 17, 2024
Can the international community stop it at this point?
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah said the strikes were in response to the previous week’s pager and device detonation attack that killed 38 people, including some children, and injured more than 3,000.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
The latest strike put another blow on Hezbollah after two days of attacks that saw pagers and walkie-talkies used by its members explode, killing 37 people and wounding thousands.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Pager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pager. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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