recorder

re·cord·er

noun \ri-ˈkȯr-dər\

Definition of RECORDER

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

Illustration of RECORDER

First Known Use of RECORDER

15th century

Rhymes with RECORDER

awarder, back order, close order, court order, disorder, gag order, in order, keyboarder, mail-order, on order, reorder, rewarder, sailboarder, short-order, skateboarder, snowboarder, stop order, suborder, surfboarder, third order, to order, transborder, wakeboarder, word order