recorder

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  1. noun One, such as a tape recorder, that makes recordings or records.
  2. noun Law A judge who has criminal jurisdiction in a city.
  3. noun Music A flute with eight finger holes and a whistlelike mouthpiece.

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  • The Belkin TuneStudio is an excellent four-track recorder which is best when used with a Mac or PC. —  CNET Australia
  • A really easy to use digital recorder which is very portable. —  All Categories Featured Content - Associated Content
  • This recorder is a little bulky to hold in an ideal position for good voice recording, and the internal mics are pretty sensitive to P-Pops and handling noise on the body of the recorder. —  Transom
  • The flight data recorder will be analyzed by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
  • Although teaching the recorder is a part of the curriculum, she has some students who might not have considered playing an instrument had they not learned the recorder first. —  dispatch.com: RSS
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  1. Sense 3, probably from record, to practice a tune, warble.

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  1. from Middle English recorder, a pipe, *recordour, recordowre, a witness, from Old French recordeor, recordeour, recordeur, one who records or narrates, a witness, a judge, a minstrel, =Spanish recordador, recorder, =Italian ricordatore, remembrancer, from Middle Latin recordator, a recorder, from Latin recordari, remember: see record.
 

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/rəˈkɔrdər/
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