printer

[ prin-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing. printing.
2. Computers. an output device that produces a paper copy of alphanumeric or graphic data.
3. an instrument that automatically records telegraphic messages by means of a printing printing mechanism activated by incoming signals.
4. Movies. a photographic machine through which either the negative or positive of a master print can be run, together with unexposed film, to make a duplicate.

printer

/ ˈprɪntə /

noun

1. a person or business engaged in printing
2. a machine or device that prints
3. computing an output device for printing results on paper

Other Words From

• printer·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of printer¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; print + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The company also aims to reinvent building affordable homes with the use of 3D printers, robotics and advanced materials.

From TechCrunch

Things to consider when buying an all-in-one printerAll-in-one printers, also known as multifunction printers, or MFPs, are equipped with many special features, connectivity options, and general abilities.

From Popular-Science

It’s not an inkjet, of course—it’s a 3D printer that can produce bespoke metal components.

From Popular-Science

At the same time, some older New Yorkers don’t have an email address or a printer, which can slow them down when trying to access vaccine appointment documents.

From Vox

There’s no other app that would allow them to sell without a printer.

From TechCrunch

Another returned a printer box stuffed with a candy-filled piñata.

From The Daily Beast

With this mini printer, you can print your favorite shots straight from your iPhone.

From The Daily Beast

In 1978, for instance, Hockney was introduced to a new printing method by the famed printer Ken Tyler.

From The Daily Beast

The beauty of the 3-D printer was that users would continually figure out new ways to use it.

From The Daily Beast

The boxes are not arranged alphabetically, and a printer learns the case as one learns the typewriter keyboard.

From The Daily Beast

Richard Chiswell, a noted English printer and an extensive publisher, died.

From Project Gutenberg

Some cheap food was presented to the printer in the shape of potatoes, with which his windows were smashed.

From Project Gutenberg

Thomas Bradford, the oldest master printer in America, died at Philadelphia, aged 94.

From Project Gutenberg

During the revolutionary war he was commissary-general to the Pennsylvania division, and printer to congress.

From Project Gutenberg

Joseph Towers died; a printer, bookseller, and afterwards a preacher with the title of LL.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• laser printer