answering machine

noun

A device that automatically records voicemails from unanswered telephone calls.

Similar
ansaphoneansafoneanswerphonetelephone answering machine
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Meanings

nounanswering machine (plural answering machines)

plural answering machines

  1. datedcommunicationsA device that automatically records voicemails from unanswered telephone calls.

    Synonyms: ansaphone, ansafone, answerphone, telephone answering machine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device that automatically records voicemails from unanswered telephone calls.

Similar
ansaphoneansafoneanswerphonetelephone answering machine
Also see
answerphonetelephone answering machine

Translations

Afrikaans antwoordmasjien
  • antwoordmasjiendevice that automatically records voice mail
Arabic مُجِيب, مُجِيب آلِيّ
  • مُجِيب (mujīb)device that automatically records voice mail
  • مُجِيب آلِيّ (mujīb ʔāliyy)device that automatically records voice mail
Basque erantzungailu, erantzungailu automatiko
  • erantzungailudevice that automatically records voice mail
  • erantzungailu automatikodevice that automatically records voice mail
Bulgarian телефо́нен секрета́р
  • телефо́нен секрета́р (telefónen sekretár)device that automatically records voice mail
Catalan contestador
  • contestadordevice that automatically records voice mail
Chinese Mandarin 錄音電話 /录音电话, 答錄機 /答录机
  • 錄音電話 /录音电话 (lùyīn diànhuà)device that automatically records voice mail
  • 答錄機 /答录机 (dālùjī)device that automatically records voice mail
Czech záznamník, telefonní záznamník
  • záznamníkdevice that automatically records voice mail
  • telefonní záznamníkdevice that automatically records voice mail
Danish telefonsvarer
  • telefonsvarerdevice that automatically records voice mail
Dutch antwoordapparaat
  • antwoordapparaatdevice that automatically records voice mail
Estonian automaatvastaja
  • automaatvastajadevice that automatically records voice mail
Finnish puhelinvastaaja, vastaaja
  • puhelinvastaajadevice that automatically records voice mail
  • vastaajadevice that automatically records voice mail
French répondeur
  • répondeurdevice that automatically records voice mail
German Anrufbeantworter, AB
  • Anrufbeantworterdevice that automatically records voice mail
  • ABdevice that automatically records voice mail
Greek αυτόματος τηλεφωνητής
  • αυτόματος τηλεφωνητής (aftómatos tilefonitís)device that automatically records voice mail
Hebrew מְשִׁיבוֹן
  • מְשִׁיבוֹן (m'shivón)device that automatically records voice mail
Hungarian üzenetrögzítő
  • üzenetrögzítődevice that automatically records voice mail
Icelandic símsvari
  • símsvaridevice that automatically records voice mail
Italian segreteria automatica, risponditore
  • segreteria automaticadevice that automatically records voice mail
  • risponditoredevice that automatically records voice mail
  • segreteria telefonicadevice that automatically records voice mail
Japanese 留守番電話, 留守電
  • 留守番電話device that automatically records voice mail
  • 留守電device that automatically records voice mail
Korean 자동 응답기, 응답기
  • 자동 응답기 (jadong eungdapgi)device that automatically records voice mail
  • 응답기 (eungdapgi)device that automatically records voice mail
Latvian automātiskais atbildētājs, autoatbildētājs
  • automātiskais atbildētājsdevice that automatically records voice mail
  • autoatbildētājsdevice that automatically records voice mail
Lithuanian autoatsakiklis
  • autoatsakiklisdevice that automatically records voice mail
Norwegian Bokmål telefonsvarer
  • telefonsvarerdevice that automatically records voice mail
Polish automatyczna sekretarka, sekretarka
  • automatyczna sekretarkadevice that automatically records voice mail
  • sekretarkadevice that automatically records voice mail
Portuguese secretária automática
  • secretária automáticadevice that automatically records voice mail
Romanian robot telefonic
  • robot telefonicdevice that automatically records voice mail
Russian автоотве́тчик
  • автоотве́тчик (avtootvétčik)device that automatically records voice mail
Slovak záznamník, odkazovač
  • záznamníkdevice that automatically records voice mail
  • odkazovačdevice that automatically records voice mail
Spanish contestador automático
  • contestador automáticodevice that automatically records voice mail
Swedish telefonsvarare
  • telefonsvararedevice that automatically records voice mail
Thai เครื่องตอบรับโทรศัพท์
  • เครื่องตอบรับโทรศัพท์ (krʉ̂ʉang-dtɔ̀ɔp-ráp-too-rá-sàp)device that automatically records voice mail
Turkish telesekreter
  • telesekreterdevice that automatically records voice mail
Ukrainian автовідповіда́ч
  • автовідповіда́ч (avtovidpovidáč)device that automatically records voice mail
Vietnamese máy trả lời
  • máy trả lờidevice that automatically records voice mail
Cite this entry
APA

answering machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering%20machine

MLA

“answering machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering%20machine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answering machine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering%20machine.

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