recorder
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recorder¹
- /ɹiˈkɔː.də/ UK
- /ɹiˈkɔɹ.dɚ/ US
- /ɹə-/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English recordour, borrowed from Old French recordour, from Old French recordeor, from Medieval Latin recordātor, from Latin recordor (“call to mind, remember, recollect”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”). By surface analysis, record + -er.
noun recorders
- An apparatus for recording; a device which records. Between 8 and 9 p.m., the recorder at a meteorological station at Harrow, Middlesex, picked up 1,470 lightning flashes within a radius of 10 to 15 miles, and observers at the station described the storm as "probably one of the most spectacular of the century."
- Agent noun of record; one who records.
- A judge in a municipal court.
recorder²
- /ɹiˈkɔː.də/ UK
- /ɹiˈkɔɹ.dɚ/ US
- /ɹə-/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English recorder, from record (“to practice (music)”); ultimately cognate with Etymology 1.
noun recorders
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A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.
Recorders are made in various sizes, from the high soprano or descant recorder to the low bass recorder.
Similar: English flute, sweet flute
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: registrar, vertical flute, fipple flute, fipple pipe, record-keeper, recording equipment, recording machine, recording, camcorder, record, camera, vcr, editor, vtr, writer, engraving
Translations
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noun recording device
| Español | grabadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리코더 rikodeo |
| 日本語 | レコーダー rekōdā |
| 中文 | 錄音機 /录音机 tape recorder lùyīnjī, 錄像機 /录像机 video recorder lùxiàngjī |
| हिन्दी | रिकॉर्डर rikŏrḍar |
| Português | gravador |
| Français | enregistreur |
| Deutsch | Rekorder, Aufzeichnungsgerät, Aufnahmegerät |
| Italiano | registratore |
| Ελληνικά | εγγραφέας engraféas |
| Русский | магнитофо́н m tape recorder magnitofón, видеомагнитофо́н m video recorder videomagnitofón, самопи́шущий прибо́р m scientific device samopíšuščij pribór |
| Tiếng Việt | máy ghi âm, máy ghi hình, máy quay |
| العربية | مُسَجِّل musajjil |
noun someone who records
| Español | grabador, grabadora, escribiente, registrador |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 记录人 |
| Português | gravador |
| Italiano | registratore, registratrice |
| Ελληνικά | καταγραφέας katagraféas |
| Русский | протоколи́ст protokolíst, регистра́тор registrátor, архива́риус arxivárius |
| العربية | مُسَجِّل musajjil |
noun judge
| Español | juez municipal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 刑事法院法官 |
| Ελληνικά | αρχειοφύλαξ archeiofýlax |
| Русский | реко́рдер rekórder |
noun musical instrument
| Español | flauta dulce, flauta de pico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리코더 rikodeo |
| 日本語 | リコーダー rikōdā, レコーダー rekōdā, ブロックフレーテ burokkufurēte, 縦笛, 竪笛 tatebue |
| 中文 | 直笛 zhídí, 豎笛 /竖笛 shùdí, 木笛 mùdí |
| Português | flauta doce, flauta de bisel |
| Français | flûte à bec |
| Deutsch | Blockflöte |
| Italiano | flauto dolce, flauto |
| Ελληνικά | φλογέρα flogéra |
| Română | fluier |
| Русский | реко́рдер rekórder, блокфле́йта blokfléjta |
Talk about this word "recorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recorder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recorder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recorder "recorder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recorder.Cite this
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title = {recorder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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