tape recorder
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tape recorder
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
"Don't know if I'm really wanting the fame / Something tells me I'm a bit smarter than that," she sang into her tape recorder.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
Gone are the days of describing students into a tape recorder.
From Slate • May 27, 2025
I was expecting a regular half hour of Sassy the seal and was delighted to find her packing up her tape recorder.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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