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telephoner
tel·e·phone T0090000 (tĕl′ə-fōn′)n. An instrument for simultaneously transmitting and receiving speech or other sounds over a distance by converting the sounds into signals that are sent to a similar instrument and converting them back into sounds.v. tel·e·phoned, tel·e·phon·ing, tel·e·phones v.tr.1. a. To make or try to make a telephone connection with; place a call to: telephoned the police station.b. To dial (a telephone number).2. To transmit (a message, for example) by telephone: I telephoned that I was sick and could not come to work.v.intr. To engage in communication by telephone: She telephoned to invite us to the party.
tel′e·phon′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | telephoner - the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"caller-up, phoner, callerspeaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" |
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Related to telephoner: arriver, AcheterSynonyms for telephonernoun the person initiating a telephone callSynonymsRelated Words- speaker
- talker
- verbaliser
- verbalizer
- utterer
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