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

There’s a joke that if someone is going to change the printer paper, Tincher wants to be there to pick it. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025

The surface pressure on Mars is well within their vacuum printer’s operating range. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2025

Last spring, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged companies that sell 3D printers to take action in stemming the flow of these guns into the city. —Meg Anderson, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025

Police there arrested three men, ages 24, 25 and 26; and after obtaining a search warrant, police discovered inside the residence a currency manufacturing operation that included printers, chemicals, tools and ink used to produce fake currency. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 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