(of a person or telephone number) not listed in a telephone directory or available through directory enquiries, at the wish of the subscriber.
〈英〉（人，电话号码因用户要求）未列入电话号码簿的
North American term unlisted
Example sentencesExamples
Even BT managed to add to our problems by making our telephone number ex-directory.
I have suffered death threats and I have even had to move my family to a new home and go ex-directory because I was afraid for their lives.
Being ex-directory and registered with the Telephone Preference Service, I rarely have to deal with annoying sales calls.
I tried telephone enquiries, to be told that the number was ex-directory.
Also, many people choose to be ex-directory - that is, they have taken action for their telephone numbers not to appear in a telephone directory.
Well, I have had my phone number changed and I am ex-directory but I am not convinced that certain people might not have connections with BT, so I am not going to say anything.
You discover your mother and father have changed their telephone number and have gone ex-directory.
The increasing number of private households who prefer to go ex-directory poses further problems for outbound telemarketing.
I'm ex-directory so I don't know how these people got hold of my address.
We've always been very careful about keeping our home telephone number ex-directory.
The telephone number of the pub has also been changed and is now ex-directory.
As I discover when I try to get hold of him before our interview, his production company is ex-directory.
The only answer they receive from me is the question, ‘Where did you get this ex-directory number?’
No phone number is listed and if there is one, it is ex-directory.
Bowen said Californians are very privacy conscious, as borne out by the fact that half the people in the state had ex-directory telephone numbers to shield them from telemarketers, another bane of daily life.
Eircom were also criticised for proposing to disclose some details of its ex-directory subscribers to other telecom companies.
You can't get any station as they are all ex-directory but I was put through to an Arriva number with no answer.
As Mike himself points out, if Mr Horgan has chosen not to go ex-directory, even though he's the director of a number of companies, then he is asking for trouble.
Free directory enquiries on the same site gives you the home phone number of any of those people not ex-directory.
First, I was surprised to learn that all Aldi store telephone numbers are ex-directory and amazed at the comment from the regional office.