0 a device connected to a phone that answers calls automatically and records messages from the person calling: --
1 → answering machine --
Despite repeated attempts, they were unable to contact the immigration service for help, getting only an out-of-hours answerphone.
We will live in a world of answerphone messages about how to write in to apply for information or a service.
Answerphone messages are often extremely detailed and helpful.
In 60 telephone calls, he could reach only an answerphone.
The only argument that he could think to advance was about the blank tape in his answerphone.
Asked to leave his address on the answerphone?
Local offices can, at their discretion, use answerphones after hours to receive and impart information.
Over a period of five days relatives and friends of theirs rang them only to be answered by an answerphone.
