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recorder.

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹiˈkɔː.də/UK/ɹiˈkɔɹ.dəɹ/US/ɹə-/US
  1. An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

  2. Agent noun of record; one who records.

    agent · form-of
  3. A judge in a municipal court.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English recordour, borrowed from Old French recordour, from Old French recordeor, from Medieval Latin recordātor, from Latin recordor (“call to mind, remember, recollect”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”). By surface analysis, record + -er.

noun/ɹiˈkɔː.də/UK/ɹiˈkɔɹ.dəɹ/US/ɹə-/US
  1. A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

    Recorders are made in various sizes, from the high soprano or descant recorder to the low bass recorder.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English recorder, from record (“to practice (music)”); ultimately cognate with Etymology 1.

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