blotter

noun

blot·​ter ˈblä-tər 

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

Visitors to the boutique are handed a booklet in which their fragrance blotters can be placed and notions of perfumes jotted down. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Police blotter Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police. — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026

To get a feel of how the fragrances will interact together, spray them on a fragrance blotter or a blank sheet of paper first before applying them to your skin. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 June 2026

The Appeal-Democrat newspaper reported in a police blotter article last summer that Daniels was arrested on July 11 on suspicion of drug possession and violating parole, and he was booked then at the Yuba County Jail. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blotter

• auteur
• cotter
• daughter
• hotter
• mater
• otter
• plotter
• rotter
• slaughter
• spotter
• squatter
• totter

Kids Definition

blotter

noun

blot·​ter ˈblät-ər 

1

: a piece of blotting paper

2

: a book in which entries are made temporarily

a police blotter

Legal Definition

blotter

noun

blot·​ter

: police register