rewindern.
/ˌriːˈwʌɪndə/, U.S. /riˈwaɪndər/ A person who or that which winds something again; one who or that which winds back.Originally esp. with reference to clocks and watches; subsequently chiefly of recording tape.
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1826 T. Reid Treat. Clock & Watch Making viii. 216 Neither Smeaton nor Ludlam ever once hinted at applying a rewinder to the turret clock.
1842 Encycl. Brit. VI. 774 We shall..describe a few [scapements] of a different class, which are called remontoirs or rewinders.
?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 67 Winder, Filler of Shute, Re-winder, Picker-up.
1927 E. G. Lutz Motion-pict. Cameraman xi. 243 (caption) 16 mm. rewinder and splicer.
1971 Pop. Sci. June 6/2 You show how to make a hand rewinder for tape cassettes.
2005 E. N. Ignacio Building Diaspora ii. 29 He pointed at the electronic equipment (TVs, VCRs, stereos, and, of course, a videotape rewinder).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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