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printer

UK/'printә/US
NGSL 3kA2

Definitions

n.

A machine that prints documents from a computer

打印机

n.

A person or company in the printing business

印刷工;印刷商

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
printpress, imprint, mark
+
-erone who does, agent
=printer

print + -er ('one who / thing that') = the person, business, or machine that prints. A transparent agent-noun; today most often the computer peripheral.

Root print still carries 6 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.laser printer激光打印机
  • 2.inkjet printer喷墨打印机
  • 3.3D printer3D打印机
  • 4.printer cartridge打印机墨盒

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The printer is out of ink again.

  • 2.

    We sent the brochure to a local printer.

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