blotter

blot·ter | \ ˈblä-tər

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Definition of blotter

1 : a piece of blotting paper

2 : a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books police blotter

Examples of blotter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The group is trying to raise awareness with the blotter, which shows the animal, victim, date of the attack and ZIP code where the attack took place, as well as other details. — Fox News, "Terrifying moment dangerous dog attacks 5-year-old girl outside church," 21 Feb. 2020 On November 23, Brown was shot at a strip club, Dallas Cabaret South, according to a police blotter item. — Ray Sanchez, CNN, "Joshua Brown, the slain Amber Guyger trial witness, was killed in a drug deal gone wrong, police say," 8 Oct. 2019 The attention toward the homegrown even extended to picking special material for his LP jackets, like the earthy oatmeal paper used for 1972’s Harvest and the stark blotter of 1975’s Tonight’s the Night. — Wired, "The Pagan Mechanic Rides Again: Neil Young’s Adventures on the Hi-Res Frontier," 22 Oct. 2019 This one is just a group text with your high-school friends featuring links to your home town’s local-police blotter whenever someone from your graduating class is arrested. — Patty Terhune, The New Yorker, "New Apps from the Developers of Find My Friends," 20 Aug. 2019 Here is a link to the arrest report for more information: https://issuu.com/bbpd/docs/millerpc *Miller's photo is not yet on the PBSO booking blotter. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Good Samaritans stop man from kidnapping Florida boy, 12, walking home from school, police say," 22 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, beer makes regular appearances on the nation’s crime blotters for years. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Mexican craft breweries you should seek out now," 8 Aug. 2019 There’s no bookstore, the nearest Barnes & Noble being 55 miles away and the main source of reading matter being the horrifying/hilarious crime blotter in the local weekly newspaper. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The White Ghetto," 23 July 2019 In the beginning, Campion had to rewrite headlines from local crime blotters. — Author: Logan Hill, Anchorage Daily News, "Is it OK to laugh at Florida Man?," 16 July 2019

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“Blotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blotter. Accessed 28 Mar. 2020.

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More Definitions for blotter

blotter

noun

English Language Learners Definition of blotter

: a large piece of blotting paper that is placed in a stiff frame on top of a desk

: a book used in a police station for writing down information about people or events

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Kids Definition of blotter

: a piece of blotting paper

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Legal Definition of blotter

: police register

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