dialer

/ˈdī(-ə)-lər/ (ame, mw)

dialer — noun

1. the part of a phone or app where you press numbers to make a call; also, a perso

1.名詞B2
釋義

the part of a phone or app where you press numbers to make a call; also, a person or machine whose job is to press those numbers, often to ring many people in a row.

例句

Yumi tapped the dialer on her phone and called her grandmother in Osaka.

tap / open the dialer (touchscreen-phone collocation)

The new dialer app remembers the last ten numbers you called.

noun-modifier pattern: dialer app

同義詞
  • keypad

    the physical or on-screen number buttons; narrower than 'dialer' (no person reading)

  • caller

    anyone making a call; 'dialer' specifically names someone whose job is to dial repeatedly

  • telemarketer

    the human 'dialer' in a sales context; more specific about the purpose

反義詞
  • receiver

    the person on the other end of the call

文法句型

a dialer (on a phone / app)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a phone, an app, or a worker in a call centre. Often modified by 'automatic', 'predictive', 'speed', or by an app name. The 'person' reading is mostly limited to sales and telemarketing jobs.

常見錯誤

❌I rang her on my dial.
✅I rang her on my dialer.
💡'dial' is the round face on an old phone or a clock; 'dialer' is the part you press numbers on, or the person who presses them.
❌She is a good dialer of the phone.
✅She is a good telephone operator.
💡'dialer' is not a general word for someone who uses the phone; it usually means someone whose job is to call many people.