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–noun

1.	a person or thing that prints, esp. a person whose occupation is printing.

2.	Computers. an output device that produces a paper copy of alphanumeric or graphic data.

3.	an instrument that automatically records telegraphic messages by means of a printing mechanism activated by incoming signals.

4.	Movies. a photographic machine through which either the negative or positive of a master print can be run, together with unexposed film, to make a duplicate.

[Origin: 1495–1505; print + -er¹

]

—Related forms

print·er·like, adjective

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print·er Audio Help (prĭn'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that prints, especially one whose occupation is printing.
A device that prints text or graphics on paper.

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printer
noun
1.	someone whose occupation is printing
2.	(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
3.	a machine that prints

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ˈprinter1 noun

a machine that prints texts from a computer

Arabic:	آلة طِباعَه
Czech:	tiskárna
Danish:	printer
Dutch:	drukker
Estonian:	printer
French:	imprimante
German:	der, die Druckerin
Greek:	εκτυπωτής
Hungarian:	nyomtató, printer
Icelandic:	prentari
Indonesian:	printer
Italian:	stampante
Japanese:	印刷業者
Korean:	?컴퓨터? 프린터

Latvian:	printeris
Lithuanian:	spausdintuvas
Norwegian:	skriver, printer
Polish:	drukarka
Portuguese (Brazil):	impressora
Portuguese (Portugal):	tipógrafo
Romanian:	tipograf
Russian:	принтер
Slovak:	tlačiareň
Slovenian:	tiskalnik
Spanish:	impresora
Swedish:	skrivare, printer
Turkish:	yazıcı

ˈprinter2 noun

a person who prints books, newspapers etc

Arabic:	عامِل طِباعَه
Chinese (Simplified):	印刷工人
Chinese (Traditional):	印刷工人
Czech:	tiskař
Danish:	trykker; bogtrykker
Estonian:	trükkal
Finnish:	kirjanpainaja
French:	imprimeur
Greek:	τυπογράφος
Hungarian:	nyomdász
Indonesian:	tukang cetak
Italian:	tipografo, stampatore

Korean:	인쇄업자
Latvian:	iespiedējs
Lithuanian:	spaustuvininkas
Norwegian:	boktrykker, trykkeriarbeider
Polish:	drukarz
Portuguese (Brazil):	impressor
Russian:	печатник
Slovak:	tlačiar
Slovenian:	tiskar
Spanish:	impresor
Swedish:	tryckare
Turkish:	matbaacı

See also: print-out, printing, printing-press, in / out of print, print

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printer printer
A peripheral device for producing text and images on paper. There are many different types, broadly grouped into "impact printers" and "non-impact printers".
Compare plotter. See also Braille printer, tree-killer.
(1996-01-13)