printer A2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈpɹɪntɚ/ UK /ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #10782 Meanings 1 noun A machine connected to a computer that puts text or images onto paper. I sent the document to the printer but it ran out of ink. 2 noun A person or company whose job is printing books, newspapers, or other materials. The wedding invitations were sent to a local printer. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person or company whose... pressman More imprimeryimprintprintsellerprintshoppublisher Word family Forms printers Derived forms bioprintermicroprinterminiprinternonprinterphotoprinterpretty-printerprinter-friendlyprinterdomprinteressprinterlessprinterlikeprintery Related forms plotter Common collocations impact printer Noun + noun Etymology AI details From print + -er. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # printer **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɪntɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 10782 ## Meanings 1. A machine connected to a computer that puts text or images onto paper. 2. A person or company whose job is printing books, newspapers, or other materials. ## Examples - I sent the document to the printer but it ran out of ink. - The wedding invitations were sent to a local printer. ## Synonyms - imprimery - imprint - printseller - printshop - publisher ## Derived Forms - bioprinter - microprinter - miniprinter - nonprinter - photoprinter - pretty-printer - printer-friendly - printerdom - printeress - printerless - printerlike - printery ## Related Forms - plotter ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -er - one who ## Etymology From print + -er. ## AI Etymology Printer comes from print + -er. In present-day English it covers a machine connected to a computer that puts text or images onto paper and a person or company whose job is printing books, newspapers, or other materials. The wider family includes derived forms such as bioprinter, microprinter, miniprinter, nonprinter, photoprinter and related forms such as plotter. ## Topics - People & Society markdown