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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯr-dər 
1
a
: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
b
: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction
2
: one that records
3
: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes
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Heap launched his run for county recorder on Feb. 28.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
And for Ringgold at this time, art itself went beyond being the seismic recorder of a culture.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
And for Ringgold at this time, art itself went beyond being the seismic recorder of a culture.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯrd-ər
1
: a person or device that records
2
: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece
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