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
The copier maker is reorganizing some of its leadership structure and plans on cutting 15% of its workforce.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Pena now works from home, going to his shop only to use the two machines that survived the raid — a cutter, along with a copier that needs a $1,200 part he can’t afford.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023
Using the copier in Walt and Billie’s office, he paid his parents a few cents a copy, charged customers two cents less than the comer store charged, and made a tidy profit.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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