: 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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Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
Israel began a wave of airstrikes targeting the group after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across the country on Sept. 17 and 18.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Israel's campaign of cross-border strikes and targeted killings escalated on Sept. 17 and 18, with the detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies across a 48-hour period.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
In late September, Israel shifted some of its focus to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon and some other areas of the country, attacking the militants with exploding pagers, airstrikes and, eventually, incursions into Lebanon.
—Sylvie Corbet and Giada Zampano, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In mid-September, Israel launched an unprecedented clandestine attack against Hezbollah — remotely detonating thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
Israel began a wave of airstrikes targeting the group after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across the country on Sept. 17 and 18.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Israel's campaign of cross-border strikes and targeted killings escalated on Sept. 17 and 18, with the detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies across a 48-hour period.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
In late September, Israel shifted some of its focus to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon and some other areas of the country, attacking the militants with exploding pagers, airstrikes and, eventually, incursions into Lebanon.
—Sylvie Corbet and Giada Zampano, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Pager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pager. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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