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)

1. (British, Ireland, Commonwealth) 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