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copier

American  
[kop-ee-er] / ˈkɒp i ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that copies; copyist.

  2. photocopier.

  3. copying machine.

copier British  
/ ˈkɒpɪə /

noun

  1. a person or device that copies

  2. another word for copyist

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Etymology

Origin of copier

First recorded in 1590–1600; copy + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Focused on its massively lucrative copier franchise, Xerox hadn’t internalized the process of technology transfer for profit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

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

I’m a copier who gets ideas from other basketball coaches.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

A single wrinkled page spat out of the copier.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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