tape recorder

noun

: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape

Examples of tape recorder in a Sentence

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Or the time Richard Nixon sent his secretary to buy a tape recorder. Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025 De Groot tasted his way through lavish meals, with Chu and Messenger describing the visuals into his tape recorder. John Birdsall, New Yorker, 25 July 2025 Back in 1951, Guthrie received a Revere T-100 Crescent home tape recorder from his publisher. Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 July 2025 Sly played his tape recorder until five or six in the morning, but no one complained to him. Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tape recorder

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tape recorder was in 1932

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“Tape recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20recorder. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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tape recorder

noun
: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes

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