recorder
NounUS[rih-kawr-der]/rɪˈkɔrdɚ/3 syllablesalso [ree-kawr-der] /riˈkɔrdɚ/
Synonyms:
recording equipmentrecording machineregistrarrecord-keeperfipple flutefipple pipevertical flute
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)recorders
- equipment for making recordsSynonyms: recording equipmentrecording machineType of equipmentKinds multichannel recorder, oscillograph, black box, magnetic recorder, cassette recorder, compact-disk burnerParts playback
- someone responsible for keeping recordsSynonyms: registrarrecord-keeperType of official, functionaryKinds rapporteur
- a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughsType of judge, justice
- a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpieceSynonyms: fipple flutefipple pipevertical fluteType of pipeKinds pennywhistle, flageolet
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·cord′er (r?-k?rd′?r), noun
1. One who records; specifically, a person whose official duty it is to make a record of writings or transactions.
2. The title of the chief judicial officer of some cities and boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central Criminal Court.
3. Music A kind of wind instrument resembling the flageolet. obsolete “Flutes and soft recorders.” John Milton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54