buzzers

Noun

buzzer (plural buzzers)

1. One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
   • And wants not buzzers to infect his ear / With pestilent speeches of his father's death.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
2. A device that makes a buzzing sound.
   • If you think you know the answer to the question, hit the buzzer as fast as you can.
3. (US, slang) A police badge.
   • I flipped my wallet open on her desk and let her look at the buzzer pinned to the flap.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 28
4. (slang) A run scored from an overthrow.
5. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A pickpocket.
   • The pickpocket was a Buzzer. The man who booked a room at a hotel, and went round the rooms of other guests, was a Snoozer.1949, Thomas Burke, The Streets of London Through the Centuries, page 122
6. (obsolete) A gossip.
   • Her brother is in secret come from France,
     Feeds on this wonder, keeps himself in clouds
     And wants not buzzers to infect his ear
     With pestilent speeches of his father's death.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...