printer

noun

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print·er | \ ˈprin-tər

Definition of printer

: 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

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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 Nearly half of global office workers bought a PC, laptop or printer to enable remote work during lockdowns. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Power Art Studios is being launched by Lugo and his daughter, Tatiana, a painter, screen printer and dance instructor. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 Legendary Wall Street investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new $4.2 billion stake in PC and printer maker HP on Thursday. — Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2022 Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has bought an 11 percent stake in PC and printer maker HP. — Harold Maass, The Week, 7 Apr. 2022 Thaxton then showed Mrvan around the business, including the company’s 3D printer and laser engraver. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 27 Jan. 2022 Meanwhile, Nigeria is the only country in West Africa with a banknote printer and mint. — Kingsley Kobo, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2021 This time, Artiles’ lawyers are asking for a protective order that would cover evidence turned over to the defense last month, which was extracted by investigators from an iPhone, iPad, two laptops, a printer and an external hard drive. — Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2021 Jerome Anton Komin, son of Jerome Komin, a printer and fisherman, and his wife, Anna Komin, a baker and homemaker, was born in East Baltimore and raised there. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021 See More

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