printer

noun

print·​er ˈprin-tər 

: 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

According to The New York Times, The Grapes of Wrath was the bestselling book of 1939, and some 430,000 copies of the novel had been printed by February 1940 (which must have put quite a strain on Viking’s printers at the time). —Paul Slovak september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025

Ford went on to explain to the bemused host that Leno owns a host of nifty machines — including several 3D printers. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025

For the home office, the Canon Pixma G6020 printer is 36% off, with huge ink reserves that keep printing costs super low while still handling photos and documents with ease. —Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

While rivals were taking existing models and adding sensors and software, Zoox was using 3D printers to create entirely new car parts, people familiar with the matter said. —Salvador Rodriguez,annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing printer

• 3D printer
• impact printer
• ink-jet printer
• laser printer
• line printer
• non-impact printer
• printer's devil
• thermal printer

Rhymes for printer

• minter
• sinter
• splinter
• sprinter
• winter
• midwinter
• reenter
• overwinter
• teleprinter

Kids Definition

printer

noun

print·​er ˈprint-ər 

1

: a person whose business is printing

2

: a device used for printing or for making printouts