duplicator

American  

[doo-pli-kay-ter, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɪˌkeɪ tər, ˈdju- /

noun

1. a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.

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duplicator British  

/ ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

1. an apparatus for making replicas of an original, such as a machine using a stencil wrapped on an ink-loaded drum

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Etymology

Origin of duplicator

First recorded in 1890–95; duplicate + -or ²

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Example Sentences

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duplicator

For Super Bowl X, he and the copywriter Steven Penchina created a spot for the Xerox high-speed duplicator.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

He kept the organisation's duplicator under his bed and, if his later facility for writing was any guide, probably wrote most of the articles too.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2012

Lipman assembled a six-man team including two reporters, two secretaries, a duplicator operator and a messenger boy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unfortunately, the duplicator at Universal Studios, which is producing the show, seems to have broken down before it could re-create the inimitable Threepio or Star Wars' Wookie, the most famous Teddy bear since Winnie-the-Pooh.

From Time Magazine Archive

The checker put the log book in the duplicator.

From Anchorite by George Luther Schelling

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