answerphone
noun [C] /ˈɑːn.sə.fəʊn/
/ˈæn.sɚ.foʊn/ mainly UK (US usually answering machine)Definition
› a device connected to a phone that answers calls automatically and records messages from the person calling: She wasn't in so I left a message on her answerphone. I rang several times last week, but I kept getting his answerphone.Telephone equipment
(Definition of answerphone noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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