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Definition of buzzer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

buzzer

noun
 
/ˈbʌzə(r)/
 
/ˈbʌzər/
Idioms
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  1. an electrical device that produces a buzzing sound as a signal
    • Put your fingers on the buzzer and be ready to answer.
    • The buzzer went off at eight o’clock.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + buzzer
    • press
    • punch
    • ring
    • …
    buzzer + verb
    • go
    • go off
    • sound
    • …
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Idioms
at the buzzer
  1. (North American English) at the end of a game or period of play
    • He missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer.
See buzzer in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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