COPIER

duplicator, copier

(noun) apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

copier (plural copiers)

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

A person who copies documents.

(computing) A program or process that copies.

Synonyms

• (machine): duplicator, copy machine, xerox machine, xerox, xeroxer

• (person): copyist (writing by hand); xeroxer (using a photocopier)

Hyponyms

(machine): (one particular kind of copier)

• photocopier

• xerox machine

• xerography machine

Source: Wiktionary


Cop"i*er, n. Etym: [From. Copy.]

1. One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber.

2. An imitator; one who imitates an example; hence, a plagiarist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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