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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯr-dər 
1
a
: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
b
: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction
2
: one that records
3
: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes
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After the service, the young boy who loved to play the recorder was buried in Hollywood.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Closures include libraries, municipal courts, clerk and recorder offices, and motor vehicle title and registration offices.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Standing along the back wall in the Philadelphia Flyers dressing room after the game, surrounded by reporters with their obtrusive cellphone recorders just inches from his face and television cameras with their lights turned up brighter than necessary, Brink subtly, but noticeably, trembles.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
The non-functional voice recorder was found 8 feet deep in a crater of soil and debris, federal investigators said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Closures include libraries, municipal courts, clerk and recorder offices, and motor vehicle title and registration offices.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Standing along the back wall in the Philadelphia Flyers dressing room after the game, surrounded by reporters with their obtrusive cellphone recorders just inches from his face and television cameras with their lights turned up brighter than necessary, Brink subtly, but noticeably, trembles.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
The non-functional voice recorder was found 8 feet deep in a crater of soil and debris, federal investigators said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯrd-ər
1
: a person or device that records
2
: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece
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