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splicer

American  
[splahy-ser] / ˈsplaɪ sər /

noun

  1. a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.


Etymology

Origin of splicer

First recorded in 1925–30; splice + -er 1

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Al Rogers, a retired cable splicer for phone companies in Charlotte, voted for Mr. Bloomberg.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2020

There’s a big orbic structure in the background that’s meant to look like an atom splicer.

From Salon Oct. 12, 2018

One worker, Anthony Fenwick, a distribution splicer, called 311.

From New York Times Aug. 22, 2012

Ever since their flickering beginnings, movies have been fair game for the scissors and splicer.

From Time Magazine Archive

For years he was a high-voltage cable splicer, a job he loved because it meant working outdoors with plenty of freedom and overtime pay.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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