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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
Examples of recorder in a Sentence
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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
The county is preparing for a soft launch of reopening the assessment, collection and recorder of deeds offices to the public on April 16, according to a press release.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The deputy’s orders to stop shooting were not broadcast over the radio, but the audio was captured by his belt recorder, the sheriff's department said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
Marcel Muise, the board’s investigator in charge of the investigation, said the agency recovered six hours of audio from the ship’s data recorder.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Officials obtained the ship’s data recorder, or black box, which Homendy said will help investigators develop a timeline of events leading up to the crash.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The fact that these five brave men were able to reproduce their musical shenanigans—with the occasional touch of cello, recorder, violin, trumpet and vibes—is astonishing.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
The Maywood Police Department reached an agreement with the state that required the city to raise its hiring standards, publish annual audits of the department’s operations, and equip officers with audio recorders and their cruisers with video cameras, among other reforms.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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
The county is preparing for a soft launch of reopening the assessment, collection and recorder of deeds offices to the public on April 16, according to a press release.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The deputy’s orders to stop shooting were not broadcast over the radio, but the audio was captured by his belt recorder, the sheriff's department said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
Marcel Muise, the board’s investigator in charge of the investigation, said the agency recovered six hours of audio from the ship’s data recorder.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Officials obtained the ship’s data recorder, or black box, which Homendy said will help investigators develop a timeline of events leading up to the crash.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The fact that these five brave men were able to reproduce their musical shenanigans—with the occasional touch of cello, recorder, violin, trumpet and vibes—is astonishing.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
The Maywood Police Department reached an agreement with the state that required the city to raise its hiring standards, publish annual audits of the department’s operations, and equip officers with audio recorders and their cruisers with video cameras, among other reforms.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 28 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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