printer English · revision 15092

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=early 15th century}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈprɪn.tə/, US /ˈprɪn.t̬ɚ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[print]] and [[-er]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A signet or seal: the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A person whose business is printing books is from about 1500,^(Etymonline) 1504 in the OED, and anyone who prints from 1567.^(OED 1989) A mechanical printing device is from 1859, first in telegraphy,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) a cotton cloth for printing on from 1864,^(OED 1989) and the computer printer from 1946.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The ''Printers' Bible'' (about 1702) has “printers” for “princes” in Psalm 119:161, so that it reads “Printers have persecuted me without a cause”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * early 15th century – a seal.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1504 – a printer of books.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1859 – a printing telegraph.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1864 – a printing cloth.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1946 – a computer printer.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person or business engaged in printing.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A machine or device that prints.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(computing)'' An output device that prints on paper.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A machine for making photographic prints from negatives.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[printerlike]]

+ * [[printery]]

+ * [[teleprinter]]

+ * [[impact printer]]

+ * [[job printer]]

+ * [[laser printer]]

+ * [[line printer]]

+ * [[printer's devil]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[print]]

+ * [[press]]

+ * [[impression]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}