especially: a machine for printing from photographic negatives
c
: a device (such as an inkjet printer) that produces printouts
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I need a new printer for my office.
Benjamin Franklin was originally a printer.
The manuscript was sent to the printer yesterday.
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The Congress drafted a document explaining the vote to the public and it was sent to the printer on July 4.—Julia Terruso, Time, 11 June 2026 Velin then types in the make and the color of the vehicle and prints the paper ticket on a portable printer.—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026 The Creality Sparkx i7 doesn’t try to reinvent the entry-level 3D printer category.—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026 But Zakarian and the makeup team now have a 3D printer and a wealth of digital information, which makes the sculpting and molding process go much faster.—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for printer