printer

noun

print·​er ˈprin-tər 

: 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

The work was too detailed for a regular mold process, so Tane used a 3-D printer to create wax models for casting, replicating each needleworker’s style and even the size of her stitches. —Janelle Conaway, New York Times, 20 May 2025

The company is teaming up with Prusa Research, a Czech firm that makes 3D printers, to create these files that anyone can download. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 May 2025

Some employees, like janitors and printers, never had the opportunity to work remotely. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025

Council was tipped to the identity of that person by a member of the conspiracy and then used a portable ID car printer to print out that person’s driver’s license, court records state. —Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing printer

• 3D printer
• impact printer
• ink-jet printer
• laser printer
• line printer
• non-impact printer
• printer's devil
• thermal printer

Rhymes for printer

• minter
• sinter
• splinter
• sprinter
• winter
• midwinter
• reenter
• overwinter
• teleprinter

Kids Definition

printer

noun

print·​er ˈprint-ər 

1

: a person whose business is printing

2

: a device used for printing or for making printouts