cassette recorder
3
2.7
- noun
- /kəˈsɛt rɪˈkɔrdər/
- Archaic
:
grabadora de casetes
- Each interview was recorded on audio tape using a cassette recorder and then transcribed for purposes of analysis.
- video cassette recorder
- audio cassette recorder
- using a cassette recorder
We have at that time state-of-the-art cassette recorder for the cassette.
- We have at that time state-of-the-art cassette recorder for the cassette.
Examples
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Once all had arrived, I turned on my cassette recorder and asked the first of my prepared questions.
Academic text (2000) -
The availability of mini-cassette recorders and indoor space influenced the number of students participating in this study at one time.
Academic text (1995) -
Alongside the note is a micro-cassette recorder and a dozen tapes.
Fiction book (1997) -
Walter takes a mini cassette recorder from his pocket.
Fiction book (2002) -
I offer into evidence this cassette recorder and audiotape...
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On top of that cabinet was an impressive medium-sized compact cassette recorder.
Fiction book (1991) -
Observers used a small cassette recorder and earphones to provide interval cues.
Academic text (1994) -
Orlean switches on a mini-cassette recorder, pulls out a notebook.
Fiction book (2002) -
Each participant was provided with a mini-cassette recorder and a lapel microphone during each striking lesson.
Academic text (1995) -
I turned on my cassette recorder to capture the band’s rehearsal for later review.
Synonyms
177
2.6
A device that saves sound or images for later playback
69
2.4
A machine that records and plays sound on tape
8
4.7
A machine that plays or records sound on cassette tapes
4
3.2
A device that records or plays sound on magnetic tape
1
4.6
A device that plays and records sound on cassette tapes
1
3.4
A machine that makes and stores sound or video
1
9.8
An old machine that saves sound on thin metal wire and plays it back
A device that uses magnetic tape or disk to save sound, pictures and data
How Portable
- Archaic
3
2.7
- Archaic
4
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device for recording and playing audio cassettes' is directly compositional from 'cassette' (a container for recorded audio) + 'recorder' (a device that captures/stores recordings). This noun–noun compound follows a standard, productive pattern in English (and parallels in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Cassette recorder is named for the small cassette, a plastic box that holds a tape, and for the word recorder, which shows it 'records' sound. That's why the name means 'a device for recording and playing audio cassettes'.