recorder

noun

Definition of recordernext
as in reporter

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Recent Examples of recorder The plaintiffs argued that the provisions violated or were preempted by the National Voting Registration Act, as well as a 2018 consent decree between Arizona's secretary of state and the Maricopa County recorder. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The county recorder's office is one of the primary data sources that data brokers ingest. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Stamey added his vocals along with Don Dixon on bass and Rachel Kiel on recorder to give the track another life. — David Harris, SPIN, 22 June 2026 That’s what the board did in 2024, when the county circuit clerk, recorder, auditor and coroner positions all got raises following the 2024 election. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for recorder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recorder
  1. reporter
  2. bookkeeper
  3. archivist
  4. secretary
  5. transcriptionist
  6. register
Noun
  • Mexico’s government has already issued 11 diplomatic notes of protest to the US over the deaths of its citizens, Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco told reporters.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • In some of the cases, the subpoenas were delivered by federal agents who showed up at the reporters homes, the newspaper said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Two former bookkeepers for Wyandotte County District Court and longtime best friends accused of stealing nearly $1 million from the court have been sentenced to prison terms.
    — Nathan Pilling July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • On June 16, the hospital's bookkeeper — who had contracted Ebola — was discharged at the same time as a 3-year-old girl.
    — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 24 June 2026
Definition of bookkeeper
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  • Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands.
    — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Inside the company's archives, corporate archivist Virginia Angles preserves more than 120 years of Kellogg history, including some of the marketing ideas that helped make the brand a household name.
    — Rachelle Graham, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of archivist
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  • Slavit designed and named the artwork after Della Street, played by Barbara Hale, the secretary to lawyer Perry Mason on the 1950s and ’60s legal drama of the same name.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The secretary of state shared the concerns and requested documentation about the residencies of those people, but even with additional materials, the residencies of 293 people remained unconfirmed, the letter said.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Definition of secretary
Noun
  • The key role of a transcriptionist who pieces together Marcelo’s story in the present day, for example, went to an actor who simply wowed Domingues and Filho with her audition.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
  • With many shrugging off such transcriptionists inside the office, etiquette around recording outside the office is fraying.
    — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of transcriptionist
Noun
  • One of the robbers went around the counter and took money from the register, police said.
    — Jacob Sarracino, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • When the inside of your burger registers 160°F, it’s done and safe to eat, even if there’s still a little pink in the center.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of register

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