tape recorder
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tape recorder
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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In June 1981, before becoming president, he survived a bombing claimed by the Mujahedin-e Khalq group, when an explosive device concealed in a tape recorder detonated during a speech.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
"We managed to con an afternoon with this new studio in King Street – it was a guy with a mixer and tape recorder."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
She go to the closet and brung out this little tape recorder and a pile of tapes.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
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