printer

noun

print·​er ˈprin-tər 

: one that prints: such as

a

: a person engaged in printing

b

: a device used for printing

especially : a machine for printing from photographic negatives

c

: a device (such as an inkjet printer) that produces printouts

Examples of printer in a Sentence

I need a new printer for my office.

Benjamin Franklin was originally a printer.

The manuscript was sent to the printer yesterday.

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Divergent, the printer can roughly double production throughput compared with current-generation equipment. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026

Stock printers received information about stock prices over telegraph wires and printed them out on a ribbon of paper—ticker tape. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026

The plastic used is not strong enough and the printer is not accurate enough to print a functional barrel or any of the components to fire the bullet. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026

Mahshid Maleki, the group’s president, said the foundation provides over half a million dollars annually to support programs in the district, some of which was used to acquire a 3D printer for Foothill Elementary School. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing printer

• 3D printer
• impact printer
• ink-jet printer
• laser printer
• line printer
• non-impact printer
• printer's devil
• thermal printer

Rhymes for printer

• minter
• sinter
• splinter
• sprinter
• winter
• midwinter
• reenter
• overwinter
• teleprinter

Kids Definition

printer

noun

print·​er ˈprint-ər 

1

: a person whose business is printing

2

: a device used for printing or for making printouts