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.
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The requirement applies, no matter how the firearm is made — whether that be from individual pieces, a kit or 3D printers.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
In an early experiment in self-publishing, Harris would write and illustrate books using stacks of printer paper.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
These electronics will be accepted: Desktops, towers, laptops, computer monitors, keyboards and peripherals, printers, modems, tablets, e-readers, telecom devices, networking equipment, cables, cell phones and video game systems.
—cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
There are even rental stations where customers can use a 3-D printer, a Cricut machine and an AccuCut die-cutting machine, which can cost hundreds of dollars.
—Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
Elsewhere in the packinghouse, printers would whirr and the steam-hiss of sanitizing equipment would drone for 10 hours a day, six days a week and only rest, like the workers, on Sundays.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023
Hot off the printer, sheets of paper would circulate the Alabama press room just seconds before Nick Saban would step to his podium.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
Both on the Mac and on the emerging Microsoft Windows platform, desktop publishing and computer graphics became much more popular as all the high end printers adopted PostScript.
—Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023
And on July 19—a scant two days after the issue had been shipped off to the printer, a mere 10 weeks since Adele had passed away—Carmen died too.
—Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2023
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
In an early experiment in self-publishing, Harris would write and illustrate books using stacks of printer paper.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
These electronics will be accepted: Desktops, towers, laptops, computer monitors, keyboards and peripherals, printers, modems, tablets, e-readers, telecom devices, networking equipment, cables, cell phones and video game systems.
—cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
There are even rental stations where customers can use a 3-D printer, a Cricut machine and an AccuCut die-cutting machine, which can cost hundreds of dollars.
—Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
Elsewhere in the packinghouse, printers would whirr and the steam-hiss of sanitizing equipment would drone for 10 hours a day, six days a week and only rest, like the workers, on Sundays.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2023
Hot off the printer, sheets of paper would circulate the Alabama press room just seconds before Nick Saban would step to his podium.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
Both on the Mac and on the emerging Microsoft Windows platform, desktop publishing and computer graphics became much more popular as all the high end printers adopted PostScript.
—Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023
And on July 19—a scant two days after the issue had been shipped off to the printer, a mere 10 weeks since Adele had passed away—Carmen died too.
—Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of printer was
in the 15th century
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“Printer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printer. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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printer
noun
print·er
ˈprint-ər 
1
: a person whose business is printing
2
: a device used for printing or for making printouts
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