tape player
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2.0
- noun
- /teɪp ˈpleɪər/
- Archaic
:
reproductor de cintas
- Leslie turned on the tape player and the room filled with the sound of classic rock.
- a cassette tape player
- a portable tape player
They're now, they were like the tape player ones remember like the box.
- They're now, they were like the tape player ones remember like the box.
- then you have to learn how to engage the tape player in a record mode and not just talk to it.
- She's got the phone and the tape player and the phone cord and the phone base on her desk.
Examples
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In one hand, she also had a carrier bag, and in the other, a large tape player.
Fiction book (1990) -
I had brought my small tape player with me and a few of my favorite tapes.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's just like a regular tape player, right?
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You mind putting the tape player on?
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Was the tape player on when you got here?
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Was the tape player on?
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No cheap portable radio or tape player could produce such sounds.
Fiction book (1992) -
The subject then sat directly in front of the tape player and was instructed to concentrate on the music.
Academic text (1992) -
The shower is running, and a tape player is blasting 'Beast of Burden.'
Fiction book (2000) -
Miranda put the tape player down on the middle bench and switched on a Madonna tape.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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
5
2.7
A small machine that plays music from cassette tapes, often with speakers or a headphone jack
4
3.2
A device that records or plays sound on magnetic tape
A machine for recording and playing video or audio on tape
How Portable
- Archaic
21
3.5
- Archaic
5
2.7
- Archaic
7
2.0
- Archaic
8
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'tape player' is transparently composed from 'tape' (a magnetic strip holding sound) and 'player' (a device that plays media), so its meaning — a device that plays tapes — is directly derivable from the parts. This compound formation is a regular, cross-linguistic naming pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents would easily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name tape player comes from the image of a tape, a long strip like a cassette or reel with recorded sound, and a player, a machine that plays it. So a tape player is the device for playing those tapes, which is why it means 'an electronic device used to play audio from magnetic tapes, such as cassettes or reels'.