recorder

noun

re·​cord·​er ri-ˈkȯr-dər 

1

a

: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs

b

: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction

2

: one that records

3

: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes

Illustration of recorder

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Examples of recorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Giffords is a former congresswoman, Gates is a current county supervisor, Richer is a sitting county recorder and Bowers is the former speaker of the Arizona House. —Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024

The voice recorder is integrated directly into Samsung Notes, which can detect up to 10 individual speakers and create a quick summary of the transcripts and auto-format documents. —Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024

Unbeknownst to her, her former partner had placed video recorders all over their house and a GPS tracker on her car, and was reading her texts and emails. —Abby Ellin, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

Arizona Arizona law now requires county recorders to notify voters via text or email after making a change to their registration records. —Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing recorder

• cockpit voice recorder
• flight data recorder
• flight recorder
• strip-chart recorder
• tape recorder
• videocassette recorder
• videotape recorder
• wire recorder

Kids Definition

recorder

noun

re·​cord·​er ri-ˈkȯrd-ər 

1

: a person or device that records

2

: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece

Legal Definition

recorder

noun

re·​cord·​er

1

: a judge of a municipal court

2

: a public officer charged with making a record of writings or transactions (as conveyances)

a recorder of deeds