Meanings
nounautodialer (plural autodialers)
plural autodialers · alternative autodialler
- an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
- Proto-Hellenic*mətós
- Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
- Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)
- Classical Latinautomatum
- New Latinautomaticus
- Englishautomaticclip.
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
- Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
- Proto-Italic*djous
- Latindiēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latindiālis
- Middle Frenchdya
- Middle Englishdiall
- Englishdial
- Englishdialer
- Englishautodialer
From auto- + dialer.
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APA
autodialer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodialer
MLA
“autodialer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodialer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autodialer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodialer.
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