Recorder Definition

rĭ-kôrdər
recorders
noun
recorders
A person who records; esp., an officer appointed or elected to keep records of deeds or other official papers.
Webster's New World

A machine or device that records; esp., tape recorder.

Webster's New World
In some cities, a judge who has the same criminal jurisdiction as a police judge.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of wind instruments, with eight finger holes and a fipple in a straight tube with the mouthpiece at one end.
Webster's New World

A simple internal duct flute.

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Noun

Singular:
recorder
Plural:
recorders

Origin of Recorder

  • From Anglo-Norman recordour, from Old French recordeor, from Medieval Latin recordātor, from Latin recordor (“call to mind, remember, recollect"), from re- (“back, again") + cor (“heart; mind").

    From Wiktionary

  • Sense 3, probably from record to practice a tune, warble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English, from record (“to practice (music)")

    From Wiktionary

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