esp. UK, [esp. US] answering machine [noun] [C] - a device connected to a telephone which answers calls automatically and records messages from callersShe wasn't in so I left a message on her answerphone.I rang several times last week, but I kept getting your wretched answerphone.
ANSWERPHONE
Meaning of ANSWERPHONE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012