recorder

(ri kôrdər)

noun

  1. a person who records; esp., an officer appointed or elected to keep records of deeds or other official papers
  2. in some cities, a judge who has the same criminal jurisdiction as a police judge
  3. a machine or device that records; esp., tape recorder
  4. Origin: ME < recorden, to sing, warble: see record

    any of a group of wind instruments, with eight finger holes and a fipple in a straight tube with the mouthpiece at one end

Origin: ME < Anglo-Fr recordour

See recorder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One, such as a tape recorder, that makes recordings or records.
  2. Law A judge who has criminal jurisdiction in a city.
  3. Music A flute with eight finger holes and a whistlelike mouthpiece.

Origin:

Origin: Sense 3, probably from record, to practice a tune, warble

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