answering machine
noun/ˈɑːnsərɪŋ məʃiːn/
/ˈænsərɪŋ məʃiːn/
(British English also answerphone)
- a machine that you connect to your phone to answer your calls and record any message left by the person calling
- I called several times, but only got the answering machine.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnswering machine is used before these nouns:- message
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