copier
Americannoun
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a person or device that copies
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another word for copyist
Etymology
Origin of copier
Example Sentences
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Angelo has to pretend he’s a copier salesman with business meetings in Rochester, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“There has long been this kind narrative that China is a copier of US innovation, but I think this was really showing there is transformative work coming out of AI labs.”
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
If she stepped away to rinse out her coffee mug or use the copier, she said, her supervisor would text her demanding to know where she was.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
The copier maker is reorganizing some of its leadership structure and plans on cutting 15% of its workforce.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
“Then scan your library card. This logs you in to the copier, and then you can release your print job. The first three pages are free.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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