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copier

copier

24 1.0
A machine that makes copies of documents onto paper
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːpɪər/
translation icon : fotocopiadora
  • Miriam, is the copier working again?
  • printer-copier
  • color copier
  • copier technician

If the printer or the copier gets jammed at the office, maybe a lot of places call the company and say this isn't working.

Examples

  • There is a small alcove with a copier in the back.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Hey, when did we get a new copier?

  • I was just heading to the copier.

  • Hi, I hear your copier's down.

  • The faculty workroom copier can enlarge copies and print on larger paper as well.

    Academic text (2006)
  • On her way out of the office, Carrie spotted Delores leaning over the copier.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The office manager ordered a new copier to replace the old one that kept breaking down.

  • Please make sure to use the copier to duplicate all the important documents for the meeting.

  • After running out of paper, she went to the copier to restock it before making more copies.

Synonyms

Xerox machine
vscopier
  • US
6 2.9

A machine that makes copies of papers or pictures

is the nonbranded general machine for making paper copies
photocopier
vscopier
5 2.0

A machine that makes paper copies of documents and pictures

is the general machine that makes copies onto paper
duplicator
vscopier
1 4.9

A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings

is the general device for making paper copies, not limited to typed originals
replicator
vscopier
1 6.5

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

is focused on making paper copies of documents rather than objects
mimeograph machine
vscopier
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A machine that makes many paper copies by pressing ink through a stencil

is the general copying machine that uses modern light or digital methods
facsimile machine
vscopier
  • Archaic
1 4.9

A machine that copies a document and sends it by phone

is the machine that only makes local paper copies without transmission
xerographic copier
vscopier
  • Specialized
6.5

A machine that makes copies of papers or pictures using light and powder

is the broader machine for making paper copies regardless of process
photostatic
vscopier
  • Archaic
9.1

An old machine used to copy documents before modern photocopiers

is the common modern machine for making paper copies

Compounds

xerographic copier
  • Specialized
6.5

A machine that makes copies of papers or pictures using light and powder

How Exact

cloner
  • Specialized
2 5.5
replicator
  • Specialized
126 8.1
copier
24 1.0

Surface Forms

copier singular
copiers plural

Morphology

copier = copy (transparent) = copy + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'copy' with '-er', producing a device that makes copies.

Etymology

Copier comes from the word copy, which goes back to the old Latin word copia meaning 'plenty'. So a copier is a machine for making many copies.