answering machine
noun
an electronic device that is attached to a telephone and that automatically answers callers with a prerecorded message and records their messages for later playback.
Also called
telephone answering machine.
Origin of answering machine
First recorded in 1975–80
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British Dictionary definitions for answering machine
answering machine
noun
a device by means of which a telephone call is answered automatically and the caller enabled to leave a recorded message
In full: telephone answering machine Also called: answerphone