printer
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A machine that puts words or pictures from a computer onto paper.
The printer has run out of paper, so nothing came out.
Can you connect your laptop to the printer by the window?
Our printer jams every time we use thicker paper.
He bought a small printer for photos of his children.
Common collocations: laser printer · inkjet printer · colour printer · printer cartridge · the printer is jammed · send a file to the printer
Part of: The office, Science and technology, Writing
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A person or company whose job is putting words and pictures onto paper in large numbers.
The printer delivered the finished books two days late.
She trained as a printer and still mixes her own inks.
We asked a local printer to quote for a thousand leaflets.
Common collocations: a commercial printer · a local printer · send a book to the printer · work as a printer
Part of: Jobs, Books and reading