printer

The definition of a printer is a machine used to transfer text or images to paper, or a person or company whose job it is to produce text or images on paper.

(noun)

  1. A device made by Canon or HP that you hook up to your computer and that uses ink to put images from your computer onto paper is an example of a printer.
  2. The company that takes the proof of a newspaper and produces hundreds of copies of the paper is an example of a printer.

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See printer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a person whose work or business is printing
  2. a device that prints; esp.
    1. one that makes copies by chemical or photographic means
    2. a device, controlled by a computer, that prints that computer's output on paper

See printer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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