photocopier

American  

[foh-tuh-kop-ee-er] / ˈfoʊ təˌkɒp i ər /

noun

photocopiers plural

1. any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.

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photocopier British  

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪə /

noun

1. an instrument using light-sensitive photographic materials to reproduce written, printed, or graphic work

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• photocopiers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of photocopier

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + copier

Example Sentences

“I see my work evolve more in evolutions, rather than in revolutions,” Tillmans said, gesturing to a conceptual wall-sized image created with a photocopier.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

But he does press the precious volume flat on a photocopier, and at one point even stashes it behind a minifridge.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

The blue light of the photocopier flashes on their faces.

From Salon • May 12, 2022

The wells are placed into a PCR machine, resembling a midsize office photocopier.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2020

Two men loading a photocopier onto the truck told her the firm'd gone bankrupt.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell