recorder

[ ri-kawr-der ]

/ rɪˈkɔr dər /

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noun

a person who records, especially as an official duty.

English Law.

a judge in a city or borough court.
(formerly) the legal adviser of a city or borough, with responsibility for keeping a record of legal actions and local customs.

a recording or registering apparatus or device.

a device for recording sound, images, or data by electrical, magnetic, or optical means.

an end-blown flute having a fipple mouthpiece, eight finger holes, and a soft, mellow tone.

Origin of recorder

1275–1325; Middle English recorder wind instrument (see record, -er¹), recordour legal official (<Anglo-French recordour,Old French recordeour)

Words nearby recorder

reconvey, record, recordation, record changer, recorded delivery, recorder, recordholder, recording, Recording Angel, recording head, recording secretary

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Example sentences from the Web for recorder

He asked Tabakin to be in the room with him, and he turned on his recorder.
Inside a Hollywood Hit Job: How Sting Artist James O’Keefe Tried to Set His Latest Trap – And Got Stung Himself|Caitlin Dickson|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once I turned on my recorder, Schwarzenegger was off on a ceaseless monologue, touting his book like a sideshow barker.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Comes Clean|Laurence Leamer|September 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Walking the red carpet later that night, a blogger tugs my shoulder and pushes a recorder at me.
‘White Collar’ Creator Jeff Eastin: My Biggest Con|Jeff Eastin|July 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The recorder was inadvertently left on when the young man had stepped out to have a cigarette.
Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Six: Dottie Defends Her Man|Diane Dimond|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

[Pauses, then looks at the recorder] Ummm, The Killers are cool.
Cee Lo Uncensored|Peter Lauria|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Westy kind of giggled and Recorder Van Wort began pounding with his mallet.
Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The young man Harry—this is the trouble—is only a recorder, a picture-maker, so long as he speaks for himself.
The Craft of Fiction|Percy Lubbock
The church in the center was used for spiritual devotion, recorder office and court of justice.
Looking Back|Merrick Abner Richardson
He preserves the peace, makes arrests, serves processes, and waits upon the recorder's court.
Elements of Civil Government|Alexander L. Peterman
The jury not leaving their box, the Recorder again directed them to retire and re-consider their verdict.
Legal Lore|Various

British Dictionary definitions for recorder

recorder

/ (rɪˈkɔːdə) /

noun

a person who records, such as an official or historian

something that records, esp an apparatus that provides a permanent record of experiments, etc

short for tape recorder

music a wind instrument of the flute family, blown through a fipple in the mouth end, having a reedlike quality of tone. There are four usual sizes: bass, tenor, treble, and descant

(in England) a barrister or solicitor of at least ten years' standing appointed to sit as a part-time judge in the crown court

Derived forms of recorder

recordership, noun

Word Origin for recorder

sense 4 probably from record (vb) in the archaic sense "to sing"

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for recorder

recorder

A wooden flute played like a whistle. It was popular in the fourteenth through eighteenth centuries. Interest in it has been revived over the past few decades.

单词	recorder
释义	recorder [ ri-kawr-der ] / rɪˈkɔr dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recorder ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who records, especially as an official duty. English Law. a judge in a city or borough court. (formerly) the legal adviser of a city or borough, with responsibility for keeping a record of legal actions and local customs. a recording or registering apparatus or device. a device for recording sound, images, or data by electrical, magnetic, or optical means. an end-blown flute having a fipple mouthpiece, eight finger holes, and a soft, mellow tone. Origin of recorder 1275–1325; Middle English recorder wind instrument (see record, -er¹), recordour legal official (<Anglo-French recordour,Old French recordeour) Words nearby recorder reconvey, record, recordation, record changer, recorded delivery, recorder, recordholder, recording, Recording Angel, recording head, recording secretary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recorder He asked Tabakin to be in the room with him, and he turned on his recorder. Inside a Hollywood Hit Job: How Sting Artist James O’Keefe Tried to Set His Latest Trap – And Got Stung Himself\|Caitlin Dickson\|May 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Once I turned on my recorder, Schwarzenegger was off on a ceaseless monologue, touting his book like a sideshow barker. Arnold Schwarzenegger Comes Clean\|Laurence Leamer\|September 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Walking the red carpet later that night, a blogger tugs my shoulder and pushes a recorder at me. ‘White Collar’ Creator Jeff Eastin: My Biggest Con\|Jeff Eastin\|July 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The recorder was inadvertently left on when the young man had stepped out to have a cigarette. Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Six: Dottie Defends Her Man\|Diane Dimond\|June 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST [Pauses, then looks at the recorder] Ummm, The Killers are cool. Cee Lo Uncensored\|Peter Lauria\|January 19, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Westy kind of giggled and Recorder Van Wort began pounding with his mallet. Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh The young man Harry—this is the trouble—is only a recorder, a picture-maker, so long as he speaks for himself. The Craft of Fiction\|Percy Lubbock The church in the center was used for spiritual devotion, recorder office and court of justice. Looking Back\|Merrick Abner Richardson He preserves the peace, makes arrests, serves processes, and waits upon the recorder's court. Elements of Civil Government\|Alexander L. Peterman The jury not leaving their box, the Recorder again directed them to retire and re-consider their verdict. Legal Lore\|Various British Dictionary definitions for recorder recorder / (rɪˈkɔːdə) / noun a person who records, such as an official or historian something that records, esp an apparatus that provides a permanent record of experiments, etc short for tape recorder music a wind instrument of the flute family, blown through a fipple in the mouth end, having a reedlike quality of tone. There are four usual sizes: bass, tenor, treble, and descant (in England) a barrister or solicitor of at least ten years' standing appointed to sit as a part-time judge in the crown court Derived forms of recorder recordership, noun Word Origin for recorder sense 4 probably from record (vb) in the archaic sense "to sing" Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to recorder historian, stone, pole, indicator, flag, tombstone, gravestone, cashier, auditor, worker, agent, bookkeeper, operator, salesperson, employee, secretary, receptionist, teller, registrar, witness Cultural definitions for recorder recorder A wooden flute played like a whistle. It was popular in the fourteenth through eighteenth centuries. Interest in it has been revived over the past few decades. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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recorder

noun

Origin of recorder

Words nearby recorder

Example sentences from the Web for recorder

British Dictionary definitions for recorder

noun

Derived forms of recorder

Word Origin for recorder

Words related to recorder

Cultural definitions for recorder