tape recorder

noun

: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape

Examples of tape recorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kirk made a point to fill his mis en scene with anachronistic technology items like old tape recorders and pay phones — and having access to all of Green Day’s music certainly didn’t hurt. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Over the next three years, AEG developed several iterations, resulting in the Magnetophon K4 in 1938, its first commercially successful tape recorder. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026

Richards, who slept with his guitar and kept a tape recorder by his bed in case he got inspired, came up with the riff and refrain virtually in his sleep. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

Messier addresses the mess Prior to practice the next day at Rye Playland, Keenan summoned a select group of Rangers beat writers into his office and asked them to turn off their tape recorders. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tape recorder

• boarder
• border
• corder
• order
• warder
• camcorder
• disorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Kids Definition

tape recorder

noun

: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes