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recorder Definition

re·corder (ri kôr′dər)

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. Etymology: 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

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr recordour

recorder Synonyms

recorder

n.

tape recorder, cassette, dictaphone, recording instrument; see tape recorder.

recorder Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • reel: Poor Mini Circa late 1960s - Portable reel to reel tape recorder.
  • activate: A simple voice activated tape recorder like the one above can be purchased from any high street retailer for less than £ 25.00.
  • connect: Scarts can carry signals in both directions making them ideal for connecting a video recorder to a TV.
  • attach: Sometimes, the chart recorders attached to the keys displayed signals which showed that several keys were bending at once.

Preposition: around

county: Records from recorders around the county Location: Felixstowe.

Adjective modifier

  • reel-to-reel: Keith had just bought an antiquated portable reel-to-reel tape recorder to make recordings of the events he attended.
  • video: Maybe you are trying to program your video recorder or get your car radio to work.
  • digital: Sampling rate How fast a digital recorder or player samples a signal.
  • portable: An Austrian retailer used the name Walkman for portable tape recorders not produced by Sony.
  • 4-track: Demo of the week... Tony Tapwater 4-track cassette tape recorders are crap.
  • 8-track: Chris Parkin - Do Something Pretty DREAM MAGAZINE Somewhere in England, Pete Lush stumbled upon an 8-track recorder.

Modifies a noun

  • ensemble: Since recorders come in a range of sizes, it is also possible to form recorder ensembles.
  • playing: Listen to the recorder group playing ' Pastime with Good Company ' possibly composed by Henry VIII.

Noun used with modifier

  • tape: I use a tape recorder much more to record lectures.
  • cassette: I would always be there with my cassette recorder, possibly missing a night in the pub to catch him.
  • minidisc: Many oral historians are now using minidisc recorders ( MD ) with great success.
  • descant: Very simple parts for descant recorders are also available.
  • multitrack: I had bought along my multitrack recorder and so was able to record their piece a bit better this time.
  • video: The hard disk personal video recorder is a case in point.

Preposition: with

tuner: I OWN AN ANALOG TV & A VCR Consider purchasing a digital set top box and DVD recorder with built-in digital tuner.