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
Running only 76 minutes, the movie is a veristic and voluble delight, an exercise in eavesdropping on a pair of smart, funny people who wear posterity—there’s a tape recorder running, after all—with wry lightness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
"Don't know if I'm really wanting the fame / Something tells me I'm a bit smarter than that," she sang into her tape recorder.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
She said no, she’d be doing interviews and taping speeches—but he could come along and hold her tape recorder.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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