especially: a machine for printing from photographic negatives
c
: a device (such as an inkjet printer) that produces printouts
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I need a new printer for my office.
Benjamin Franklin was originally a printer.
The manuscript was sent to the printer yesterday.
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The homes are being built by ICON using robotic concrete printers on site.—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025 Storage media, such as diskettes and compact disks Handheld electronic schedulers
Personal digital assistants
Video game consoles
Computer printers
Printer supplies, such as paper and ink
Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for the Tennessean.—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 July 2025 They were constructed by attendee James Henley, born in San Diego, using a 3D printer and are controlled via remote.—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025 Because public datasets rarely cover machine-shop edge cases, Lee’s group has spent years capturing high-resolution images of cutting tools, gathering sensor streams from 3-D printers and scanning operator manuals into a searchable corpus.—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for printer
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