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 Word Forms

• printerlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of printer¹

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

Example Sentences

They also can be built at home using 3-D printers.

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It would include lockers for patrons to pick up books ordered online, computers, printers and scanners, and public meeting space.

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The 367-foot Renaissance, owned by the Anglo-American entrepreneur A. Gary Klesch, has not just a dedicated office for the owner, but an office suite with eight additional desks and a separate room for the printer.

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Searches also uncovered a "bag of steel balls" and a 3D printer, with "indications that they intended to use a drone to attach a payload," she added.

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He has an incredibly advanced laser-fueled 3-D printer, but deploys it like a hyperactive toddler smashing toy soldiers together.

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Related Words

• laser printer