recorder

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re·cord·er | \ ri-ˈkȯr-dər

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Definition of recorder

1a : 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

Examples of recorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Fire TV Cube is also marked down by 33 percent, alongside the Fire TV Recast DVR recorder that's $100 less than usual now. — Nina Huang, EW.com, "Fire TV Sticks, Cubes, and more Amazon streaming devices are on super sale for Prime Day — up to 43 percent off," 13 Oct. 2020 Capture and store up to 128 GB of audio with this six-track pro audio recorder. — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, "Electronics and exercise gear that make excellent gifts," 8 Oct. 2020 In Utah’s cities and towns, women hold 40.2% of those roles, which could include jobs like city manager or attorney, finance director, police chief, city recorder and other positions. — The Salt Lake Tribune, "Women hold ‘considerably fewer’ positions in Utah’s cities than in state and county governments," 6 Oct. 2020 The new keyboard autofill options are very nice, as is the screen recorder. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Android 11—The Ars Technica Review," 23 Sep. 2020 Sign up online through the secretary of state's website or contact your county recorder. — CBS News, "How do I vote in my state in the 2020 election?," 18 Sep. 2020 Consolidating the office of recorder and clerk is not new. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "Lake County recorder candidates running for office they hope is eliminated," 2 Oct. 2020 People who don't have internet access can call the Citizens Clean Elections Commission at 602-364-3477 or their county recorder's office and request a paper form be sent to them by mail. — Emily Wilder, The Arizona Republic, "MVD delays and backlogs complicate online voter registration for some Arizonans," 2 Oct. 2020 Carmen Chu, the city’s assessor-recorder, said the city is heavily dependent on large transactions over $10 million, and the tax would increase that dependency. — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, "Opponents of S.F. real estate tax measure raise over $2 million. Here’s why," 1 Oct. 2020

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