What does "telegram" mean?

A message transmitted by telegraph.

What is a synonym for "telegram"?

Common synonyms include: wire, wire, advice, cable, cable, cablegram.

name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A message transmitted by telegraph.
"There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.[…]Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams."
2
A Telegram channel.
"Does anyone have the Telegram link?"
3
a message transmitted by telegraph wordnet

Verb

1
To send a telegram. intransitive
"In the brouhaha over the reappointment of Superior Court Judge Sylvia Pressler, we organized massive support - telegramming, telephoning and writing to encourage the State Senate to exercise its advise and consent function responsibly."
2
To send a message using the Telegram instant messaging service. informal, transitive
3
To send a telegram to (a person). transitive
"So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.”"
4
To send (a message) in a telegram. transitive

Proper Noun

1
An encrypted, cloud-based instant messaging service.
"Following his arrest, Telegram said Durov had “nothing to hide” and that it was “absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.”"