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checkwriter

American  
[chek-rahy-ter] / ˈtʃɛkˌraɪ tər /

noun

  1. a machine for printing amounts on checks, check, as by perforations, so as to prevent alterations.

Etymology

Origin of checkwriter

check 1 + writer

Example Sentences

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He can also talk a middle-aged male "checkwriter" - as buyers who pay cash are called - into throwing $100,000 at a new Corvette.

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