answerphone
English
Alternative forms
- ansaphone, ansafone
- answer phone
Etymology
answer + (tele)phone
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.sɜː(ɹ)ˌfəʊn/, /ˈæn.səˌfəʊn/
Noun
answerphone (plural answerphones)
- (Britain, New Zealand) A telephone containing a built-in device for recording incoming callers’ messages for later retrieval.
- I keep trying to call her, but all I get is the answerphone.
Synonyms
- (US) answering machine
Translations
answering machine — see answering machine