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recorder
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re·cord·er  (r-kôrdr)
n.
1. One, such as a tape recorder, that makes recordings or records.
2. Law A judge who has criminal jurisdiction in a city.
3. Music A flute with eight finger holes and a whistlelike mouthpiece.

[Sense 3, probably from record, to practice a tune, warble.]

recorder [rɪˈkɔːdə]
n
1. (Business / Professions) a person who records, such as an official or historian
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) something that records, esp an apparatus that provides a permanent record of experiments, etc.
3. (Electronics) short for tape recorder
4. (Music / Instruments) Music a wind instrument of the flute family, blown through a fipple in the mouth end, having a reedlike quality of tone. There are four usual sizes: bass, tenor, treble, and descant
5. (Law) (in England) a barrister or solicitor of at least ten years' standing appointed to sit as a part-time judge in the crown court
[sense 4 probably from record (vb) in the archaic sense ``to sing'']
recordership  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recorderrecorder - equipment for making records        
black box - equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight
cassette recorder - a recorder for recording or playing cassettes
CD burner, compact-disk burner - recording equipment for making compact disks
equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
magnetic recorder - recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media
multichannel recorder - a recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous records of two or more signals simultaneously
oscillograph - a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
playback - electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material
2.recorder - someone responsible for keeping records
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
rapporteur - a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings
3.recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
judge, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
4.recorderrecorder - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
treble recorder, flageolet, shepherd's pipe - a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistle - an inexpensive fipple flute
pipe - a tubular wind instrument

recorder
noun
1. tape recorder, video, video recorder, cassette recorder He put the recorder on the desk and pressed play.
2. fipple flute, flute, descant recorder She also plays the recorder.
3. chronicler, archivist, historian, scorer, clerk, registrar, scribe, diarist, scorekeeper, annalist I claim to be a recorder of inner conversations.
Translations
recorder [rɪˈkɔːdəʳ] N
1. (= tape recorder) → casete m (Sp), grabadora f (LAm); (reel-to-reel) → magnetófono m; (= video recorder) → vídeo m, video m (LAm)
2. (Jur) → juez mf municipal
3. (Mus) (= instrument) → flauta f dulce
4. (= person) → registrador(a) m/f, archivero/a m/f
he was a faithful recorder of the factsregistró puntualmente los hechos

recorder [rɪˈkɔːrr] n
(MUSIC)flûte f à bec
She plays the recorder → Elle joue de la flûte à bec.
(LAW) avocat nommé à la fonction de juge
record holder ndétenteur/trice m/f du record
the world record holder → le* détenteur* du record du monde(la)/trice

recorder
n
(= apparatus)Registriergerät nt; cassette recorderKassettenrekorder m; tape recorderTonbandgerät nt
(Mus) → Blockflöte f
(of official facts)Berichterstatter(in) m(f); (= historian)Chronist(in) m(f)
(Brit Jur) nebenher als Richter tätiger Rechtsanwalt

recorder [rɪˈkɔːdəʳ] n
a. (tape recorder) → registratore m
b. (Mus) → flauto diritto or dolce
c. (Law) (in England and Wales) avvocato che funge da giudice

recorder [rɪˈkɔːdəʳ] n
a. (tape recorder) → registratore m
b. (Mus) → flauto diritto or dolce
c. (Law) (in England and Wales) avvocato che funge da giudice

recorder جهاز التسجيل, مُسَجِّل zapisovatel, zobcová flétna blokfløjte, skriver Berichterstatter, Blockflöte καταγραφέας, μαγνητόφωνο escribano, flauta kirjuri, nauhuri flûte à bec, greffier blokflauta, zapisničar flauto dolce, protocollista リコーダー, 記録係 기록 담당자, 리코더 blokfluit, griffier opptaker, skriver nagrywarka, protokolant escrivão, flauta doce проигрыватель, регистратор blockflöjt, protokollförare ผู้บันทึก, ผู้บันทึกหรือเครื่องมือที่ใช้บันทึก เช่นวีดีโอ เทปบันทึกหรือตลับเทป kayıt aleti, ses kayıt cihazı máy ghi, ống tiêu 录音机, 记录员


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