robocall
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "The e-mailers are upset about “robocalls”—pre-recorded, automated phone calls containing anti-Democratic political messages."
- "Rand Paul’s presidential campaign has drafted in his father, libertarian icon Ron Paul, to directly attack Republican rival Ted Cruz in a robocall in Iowa, the first time the former presidential candidate has gone on the offensive on his son’s behalf."
- "Things are at least as bad on mobile phones, which were the lucky recipients of 48 billion robocalls in the United States alone last year."
- "Republicans robo-called Americans during their dinner and evening hours, blaming the annoying calls on Democrats."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb