bleeper

Something or someone that bleeps.

Noun

  1. Something or someone that bleeps.
  2. An electronic device that makes a bleeping sound to obscure certain words, used to censor spoken dialogue.

Origin

Etymology tree English bleep Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bleeper From bleep + -er.

Forms

bleepers

Synonyms

beeper