printer

Word parts

print + -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɪntə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈprɪntɚ/ or [ˈpʰrɪɾ̃ɚ]

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: print‧er

Noun

Singular printer

Plural printers

A printer (sense 2) in inking a roller.

A computer printer (sense 3)

1. (countable) A person who makes prints.
2. (countable) The person who runs a printing press or the owner of a printing business.
3. (countable) (computing) A machine, usually attached to a computer, used to print words or images onto paper.

   I used the printer to make a copy of my project.