answerphone
UK/ˈæn.sɜː(ɹ)ˌfəʊn/
answerphone noun: synonym of answering machine, especially one built into a telephone.
Noun
answerphone (plural answerphones)
- Synonym of answering machine, especially one built into a telephone.
- I keep trying to call her, but all I get is the answerphone.
- That was the bloody answerphone. She must have left already.1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders
- Synonyms:
- answering machine
Synonyms of answerphone
Forms of answerphone
| plural | answerphones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ansaphone |
| alternative form | ansafone |
| alternative form | answer phone |
Origin of answerphone
From answer + (tele)phone.
Questions about answerphone
- What does answerphone mean?
- Answerphone means synonym of answering machine, especially one built into a telephone.
- What part of speech is answerphone?
- Answerphone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce answerphone?
- Answerphone is pronounced /ˈæn.sɜː(ɹ)ˌfəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of answerphone?
- The plural of answerphone is answerphones.
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