🤖 A copying device 🧬 A copied unit 💾 A data copier 🧑‍🎨 A copy maker

replicator

1 6.5

A person or machine that makes exact copies of objects like paintings

noun
/ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtər/

: copista

I loved the human form replicators, so naturally, seeing the Asurans was awesome for me.

Examples

I loved both the bug and human form replicators.

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Why do people hate on the human replicators?

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I recently collected a new space suit by my new friend and master space suit replicator Ryan Nagata.
I've loved the Replicators from day one; I love their origins and evolution.

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I've loved the Replicators from day one; I love their origins and evolution.

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So the biggest problem that prop replicators and makers have with Chrome paint is protecting it.
The artist used a replicator to create a perfect duplicate of her original painting.
Many schools have a 3D replicator that allows students to bring their designs to life.
This advanced replicator can reproduce complex objects with high precision.

Synonyms

copier

vsreplicator

24 1.0

A machine that makes copies of documents onto paper

is similar but applies to wider artworks and material reproductions

cloner

vsreplicator

Specialized

2 5.5

A person who makes exact copies of living things, objects and data

is more general and covers accurate reproductions of artworks and materials

duplicator

vsreplicator

1 4.9

A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings

is broader and covers objects and material types beyond paper

copyist

vsreplicator

1 7.7

A person who writes documents or books by hand

is more general and includes device or machine copying as well

reproducer

vsreplicator

1 4.8

A thing that makes new life or copies of things

focuses on accurate visual and material reproductions not biological production

recreator

vsreplicator

7.5

A person who makes something again by copying or restoring the original

emphasizes exact copying rather than creative imitation or restoration

Antonyms

original

194 3.5

The first version of something from which copies are made

destroyer

39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

How Accurate

replicator

1 6.5

copyist

1 7.7

imitator

9 3.4

Surface Forms

replicator singular

replicators plural

Morphology

replicator = replicate (transparent) = replic + ator

The suffix '-ator' forms a noun indicating a device or person that performs the action of the verb 'replicate'.

Etymology

The word replicator comes from the Latin verb replicare, which means 'to repeat' and is the same root as replica, a 'copy'. So a replicator is a person or device that carefully makes exact copies or reproductions of objects or artworks.