English Explanatory Dictionary

recorder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An apparatus for recording; a device which records.
  2. Agent noun of record; one who records.
  3. A judge in a municipal court.
noun
  1. A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

Pronunciation

/ɹiˈkɔː.də/ /ɹiˈkɔɹ.dəɹ/ /ɹə-/ en-us-recorder.ogg

Word forms

recorder recorders

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

English flute sweet flute

Derived words

basset recorder batcorder camcorder cassette recorder cockpit recorder cockpit voice recorder data recorder descant recorder digital video recorder event data recorder event recorder flight data recorder flight recorder holocorder magnetic recorder minicorder nanorecorder personal video recorder quick access recorder radio cassette recorder recordership siphon recorder tape recorder time recorder treble recorder trip recorder videocassette recorder video recorder voyage data recorder wire recorder XY recorder X-Y recorder alto recorder bass recorder contrabass recorder garklein recorder great bass recorder recorderist recordist sopranino recorder soprano recorder tenor recorder
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