buzzer

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bell doorbell gong hummer boomer telegraph carillon clapper horn telegram rattlesnake signal call buzz tocsin
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Antonyms

bellow borer ignorance neglect disregard pick up the phone
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Hypernyms

push button push button signaling device

Hyponyms

night bell

Phrases with the word

the final buzzer alert buzzer tail-buzzer

Examples

Keep fighting until the last buzzer sounds. Albert Einstein

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. Larry Bird

In sixth grade, my basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left, I rebounded the ball and passed it - to the wrong team! They scored at the buzzer and we lost the game. To this day, I still have nightmares! Zac Efron

Knowing lots of answers but being a millisecond slow on the buzzer is indeed very frustrating. Ken Jennings

As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best. Ken Jennings

My wife's cooking's gotten a lot better since she learned the smoke alarm wasn't a timer. I had to tell her, "Honey, the food's done before that particular buzzer goes off!" Ron White

Close letter words and terms

Buzzell Buzzelli Buzzellite buzzer beater buzzer flag buzzer phone