From Longman Business Dictionaryanswerphonean‧swer‧phone /ˈɑːnsəfəʊnˈænsərfoʊn/ (also ansaphone /ˈɑːnsəfəʊnˈænsəfoʊn/) noun [countable] a machine connected to a telephone which records your telephone messages when you are not able to answer the telephoneSYNANSWERING MACHINEShe played back the messages on her answerphone and jotted down the numbers.
