burner phone
noun
: a prepaid cell phone that is not bound to a contract with a carrier (see carrier sense 7b) and is usually intended to be disposed of after use
She said he returned a short time later, got a lot of cash, then left again with the drugs and money after talking to an unidentified person on a burner phone.—
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Liverpool are aware that a number of touts operate with burner phones rather than actually forwarding tickets to buyers.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Police also recovered a burner phone and water bottle in an alley near where the shooting took place, that could give fingerprints or information on who the shooter is if police can unlock the phone, CNN reported, citing anonymous officials.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But any dead end is a new page for Pippa, and that toy rabbit harboring a burner phone has been bugging her.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
At least two of the warrants include a backpack found in Central Park and a burner phone found along the getaway route Mangione is believed to have taken from the shooting scene, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation confirms.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Police also recovered a burner phone and water bottle in an alley near where the shooting took place, that could give fingerprints or information on who the shooter is if police can unlock the phone, CNN reported, citing anonymous officials.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But any dead end is a new page for Pippa, and that toy rabbit harboring a burner phone has been bugging her.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
At least two of the warrants include a backpack found in Central Park and a burner phone found along the getaway route Mangione is believed to have taken from the shooting scene, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation confirms.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Burner phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burner%20phone. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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