especially: a machine for printing from photographic negatives
c
: a device (such as an inkjet printer) that produces printouts
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I need a new printer for my office.
Benjamin Franklin was originally a printer.
The manuscript was sent to the printer yesterday.
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With access to common 3D printers, the total cost of parts and materials is under $4,000.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 Link said the employee at the printer who retyped insert and made the error is no longer working there.—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026 In season 2, Calam Lynch played Theo Sharpe, a printer's assistant who befriends Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) while trying to uncover Lady Whistledown's true identity.—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026 The color is added by a UV printer.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for printer