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

And Starbucks Korea warned this month that a minority of people are going further than just laptops, such as bringing in desktop monitors, printers, partitioning off desks or leaving tables unattended for long periods.

From BBC

Starbucks customers in South Korea have been asked to stop bringing "bulky items" into cafes to do their office work, after some brought printers and desktop computers.

From BBC

He also claimed he would buy a 3D printer to help construct a firearm.

From BBC

Dame Anna Wintour had just sent off her first edition of US Vogue in October 1988 when the magazine received a phone call from the printers.

From BBC

However, "It's not as easy as printing off a sheet of A4 paper in your office printer."

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Related Words

• laser printer