printer

noun

print·​er ˈprin-tər How to pronounce printer (audio)
: one that prints: such as
a
: a person engaged in printing
b
: a device used for printing
especially : a machine for printing from photographic negatives
c
: a device (such as an inkjet printer) that produces printouts

Examples of printer in a Sentence

I need a new printer for my office. Benjamin Franklin was originally a printer. The manuscript was sent to the printer yesterday.
Recent Examples on the Web There’s another printer out there that’s based on University of Washington’s Jubilee printer. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2024 Along with the guns, ammunition and hit list, the brothers' owned a 3D printer that was seized by police. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024 Some of the county's older printers simply struggled to print ballots dark enough to be read by on-site tabulators because of the length and thickness of midterm ballots, according to the independent review. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024 Cumberland houses a Nikon SLM Solutions’ 500 quad-laser metal 3D printer and late last year partnered with JEOL, a Japanese equipment manufacturer, to install another metal 3D printing technology, an electron-beam metal 3D printer to offer additional material diversity. Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Leatherby’s videos have appeared next to Amazon listings for an Etch A Sketch, HP printer ink cartridges and Cherry Pie flavor Larabars, among other products. Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024 Filings also showed that Berkshire sold 80 million shares of printer company HP in the fourth quarter of 2023, reducing its holdings by 78%. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024 Many of the items to be moved are tech-related, Knapp said, such as computers and printers, although some filing cabinets and office supplies will also move. Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 The district’s technology division provides connectivity support to more than 140 locations such as schools, community centers and administrative buildings while overseeing network connections for more than 50,000 client computers and printers, according to the Fort Worth ISD website. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of printer was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Printer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

printer

noun
print·​er ˈprint-ər How to pronounce printer (audio)
1
: a person whose business is printing
2
: a device used for printing or for making printouts

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