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Webster 1913 Edition
Buzzer
Buzz′er
(bŭz′ẽr)
, Noun.
One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.
And wants not
With pestilent speeches of his father’s death.
buzzers
to infect his earWith pestilent speeches of his father’s death.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Buzzer
BUZZ'ER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
buzzer
buzzer
English
Noun
buzzer (plural buzzers)
- One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
- Shakespeare
- And wants not buzzers to infect his ear / With pestilent speeches of his father's death.
- 1895, George Meredith, The Amazing Marriage:
- ... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.
- Shakespeare
- 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.
- (US slang) A police badge.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 28:
- 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 2011, p. 28:
- (obsolete) A gossip.
- Shakespeare
- 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.
- Her brother is in secret come from France,
- Shakespeare
Translations
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