printer

A2 Topic:Technology & Computing

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

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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impact printer
a printer that forms characters by striking an inked ribbon against paper

Noun + noun

Etymology

From print + -er.

Topics

Technology & Computing

External links

# 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
- Technology & Computing

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