printer

print·er | \ ˈprin-tər

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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

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 Election Systems & Software, which manufactured the machine photographed inside of the bus, also identified the item as a printer, not a voting or tabulation machine. — Camille Caldera, USA TODAY, "Fact check: School bus in Arizona was full of office equipment, not voting machines," 10 Dec. 2020 Coleman cited the example of a parlor game in which people vie to double a sheet of ordinary printer paper as many times as possible. — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, "MASTERSON ONLINE: An exponential virus," 28 Nov. 2020 Micron Micron said the new 176-layer NAND is about as thick as one-fifth of a sheet of printer paper, and works out to be as thick its previous 64-layer NAND despite having more than twice as many layers. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "SSDs are primed to get bigger and faster with Micron's new NAND memory tech," 9 Nov. 2020 Many employees may have additional needs, such as a printer, a smartphone, a desk phone, or other office-y type equipment. — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, "Going all-in on remote work: The technical and cultural changes," 28 Aug. 2020 Polaroid Hi-Print Portable Printer Take this portable printer with you on road trips (responsibly) and (socially distant) gathering. — NBC News, "New & Notable: Latest products from Allbirds, Disney, Polaroid and more," 30 Nov. 2020 The mobile app can be a little fiddly, but the printer itself is simple to set up and use. — Scott Gilbertson, Wired, "The 7 Best Cyber Monday Deals on Camera Gear and Accessories," 29 Nov. 2020 The issue would be stranded at the printer in Lafayette. — NOLA.com, "Gambit at 40: a timeline of pivotal events in the paper's history," 7 Dec. 2020 These will be sent to the county government offices in Levittown and Quakertown, to join the one on-demand ballot printer now at the county administration building in Doylestown. — Peg Quann, USA TODAY, "Bucks County Board of Elections seeks poll workers," 13 Aug. 2020

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“Printer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printer. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.

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More Definitions for printer

printer

noun

English Language Learners Definition of printer

: a machine that is used for printing documents, photographs, etc.

: a person or company whose business is printing books, magazines, etc.

See the full definition for printer in the English Language Learners Dictionary

printer

print·er | \ ˈprin-tər

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Kids Definition of printer

1 : a person or company whose business is making copies of text and images

2 : a machine that produces text and images on paper

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