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recorder

recorder

4 3.3
A person who writes and keeps the official papers for a group
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkɔrdər/
translation icon : secretario
  • The city also expects to add an administrative person to help the city recorder's office.
  • act as recorder
  • recorder and timekeeper
  • recorders and reporters

Examples

  • Check with your county recorder to learn who owns the property you're seeking to rent.

    Blog text (18)
  • Group work typically has one member acting as designated recorder, writing down individual responses for later discussion with the whole class.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Procedure: Students in groups of three serve as materials manager, recorder, or reporter.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I will have to go to the county recorder's office and look it up.

    Blog text (33)
  • Well, you check the books in the recorder's office, and you'll find I do own a fair piece of it.

  • A trained facilitator and recorder were assigned to each one-hour session.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Debbie Werner, deputy city recorder, said it's not unusual to have this many vacancies and spots available.

    Blog text (24)
  • On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Recorder's Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    Blog text (10)
  • "We had some problems that slowed us down," said Clerk and Recorder Rana Wichman, whose office oversees Fergus County elections.

    Blog text (9)
  • The county recorder is responsible for maintaining all public records in the district.

Synonyms

clerk
vsrecorder
273 2.5

A person who keeps records and does office tasks

is more focused on official record keeping as a primary job
scribe
vsrecorder
25 6.2

A person who writes or records information for other people

is mainly about formal institutional record keeping rather than general writing
bookkeeper
vsrecorder
24 3.2

A person who records a business's money received and spent

focuses on all official records not only financial entries
registrar
vsrecorder
  • Formal
10 5.3

An official who keeps records of births, deaths, and marriages

is used for official records in general rather than only vital registrations
file clerk
vsrecorder
  • US
7 3.2

A person who organizes and keeps office papers and records

is broader covering overall official record keeping not just file organisation
filing clerk
vsrecorder
1 2.7

A person who organizes and keeps documents for an office

has the general duty of maintaining official records beyond filing alone
record-keeper
vsrecorder
1 3.8

A person who writes and saves important official information in files

is the single word form used for the same official role
documentarian
vsrecorder
1 7.0

A person who collects, organizes and preserves important papers and files

is focused on keeping official accounts and records for institutions
documenter
vsrecorder
4.4

A person who writes or organizes information for others to use

is used for ongoing official record keeping rather than occasional documentation

Compounds

tape recorder
  • Archaic
69 2.4

A machine that records and plays sound on tape

3 2.7

A small machine that records and plays sound on cassette tapes

1 4.3

A machine that records and plays television shows on tape

wire recorder
  • Archaic
1 9.8

An old machine that saves sound on thin metal wire and plays it back

A person who performs music on a small wooden wind instrument like a flute

magnetic recorder
  • Specialized
4.0

A device that uses magnetic tape or disk to save sound, pictures and data

multichannel recorder
  • Specialized
4.5

A device that records two or more separate sound channels at the same time

A medium-sized wind instrument like a flute that plays notes between the tenor and soprano used in groups

How Formal

scholar
281 4.1
historian
317 3.4
chronicler
11 7.2
recorder
4 3.3
diarist
7 5.9

Surface Forms

recorder singular
recorders plural

Morphology

recorder = record (transparent) = record + er

The meaning follows the productive pattern of an agent noun: someone who records official information or accounts.

Etymology

Recorder for the person who keeps official records comes from Latin recordari 'remember' (from re- 'again' and cor 'heart'), so a recorder is someone who keeps the important facts and papers safe and makes sure they are not forgotten.