a small electronic device that you carry around with you and that shows a message or lets you know when somebody is trying to contact you, for example by making a sound 寻呼机；传呼机；BP 机 For many doctors, pagers are still an important part of everyday life. 对于许多医生来说，传呼机仍然是日常生活的重要组成部分。 Try to contact him on his pager. 尝试在他的传呼机上与他联系。 Suddenly a pager went off. 突然传呼机响了。