tape player
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tape player
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Joe cues Ol’ Blue Eyes on a tape player.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024
This was via, ahem, an eight-track tape player.
From New York Times • May 10, 2024
She had a portable tape player, put some headphones on and listened to the “2000 Year Old Man,” in which Reiner interviews Brooks about the things he has seen and learned over two millennia.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022
Maybe it’s because I was raised by a Fisher-Price cassette tape player and Mr. Rogers coaching me through stories and songs.
From Slate • May 25, 2020
Because of course the El Camino had a tape player.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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