blotter
noun
blot·ter ˈblä-tər 
1
: a piece of blotting paper
2
: a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books
police blotter
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Many recent offerings from 209 Times (most often found on the site’s Facebook page) lean more police blotter than hard-hitting investigative journalism. 
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Murad's Oil and Pore Control Mattifier, a broad-spectrum SPF 45 sunscreen that mattifies oily complexions better than an oil blotter. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022 White Album on some orange Owsley or orange sunshine or some blotter. Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 Witnesses called 911 at 5:15 p.m. to report the attack on the bartender in the 500 block of King Street, police said on their blotter. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021 The crime blotter has been a staple at many departments in the D.C. region and around the country for decades. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 Inside the house was mustard wall-to-wall carpeting and a gigantic Maitland-Smith desk with an ink blotter. Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2022 Guglielmi said police are exploring ways to bring back the blotter minus names and other details that won’t run afoul of county policy. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 The plan is to publish an in-depth article every weekday while skipping some of the staples of local papers, like high school sports and a police blotter. New York Times, 20 June 2021 See More
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Murad's Oil and Pore Control Mattifier, a broad-spectrum SPF 45 sunscreen that mattifies oily complexions better than an oil blotter. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022 White Album on some orange Owsley or orange sunshine or some blotter. Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 Witnesses called 911 at 5:15 p.m. to report the attack on the bartender in the 500 block of King Street, police said on their blotter. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021 The crime blotter has been a staple at many departments in the D.C. region and around the country for decades. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 Inside the house was mustard wall-to-wall carpeting and a gigantic Maitland-Smith desk with an ink blotter. Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2022 Guglielmi said police are exploring ways to bring back the blotter minus names and other details that won’t run afoul of county policy. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 The plan is to publish an in-depth article every weekday while skipping some of the staples of local papers, like high school sports and a police blotter. New York Times, 20 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
blotter
noun
blot·ter ˈblä-tər
: a piece of blotting paper
Legal Definition
blotter
noun
blot·ter
: police register
- out of practice
- out of print
- out of production
- out of proportion with
- out of reach
- out of season
- out of sequence
- out of service
- out of shape
- out of sight
- out of sight, out of mind
- out of someone's reach
- out of someone's way
- out of sorts
- out of square
- out of step
- out of stock
- out of style
- out of sync
- out of the blue
- out of the chute
- out of the corner of one's eye
- out of the frame
- out of the frying pan into the fire
- out of the goodness of one's heart