recorder
/ri'kɔ:də/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A device for recording sound or data: An instrument or apparatus that captures and stores audio, video, or other information.
- A person who keeps official records: An official, such as a clerk or registrar, responsible for maintaining documents.
- A simple woodwind instrument: A musical instrument of the flute family, typically made of wood or plastic and held vertically.
- A part-time judicial officer (UK): A barrister or solicitor who acts as a judge in certain lower courts in England and Wales.
Examples of Usage
- As a device:
- The laboratory uses a sensitive recorder to track temperature changes.
- She bought a digital voice recorder for her lectures.
- As a person:
- The county recorder is responsible for archiving property deeds.
- As a musical instrument:
- The children learned to play a simple tune on the recorder.
- As a judicial officer:
- The case was heard by the Recorder of London.
Advanced Usage
- "to act as recorder": to serve in the official capacity of documenting proceedings.
- She was asked to act as recorder for the committee meeting.
- "on the record": officially recorded or documented (often used in contexts involving a recorder's function).
- The statement was made on the record and transcribed by the court recorder.
Variants and Related Words
- Record (verb/noun): To set down in writing or another permanent form; a documented account.
- Recording (noun): The act or process of capturing sound or images; a recorded item.
- Tape recorder (noun): A device for recording sound on magnetic tape.
- Flight recorder (noun): A device in an aircraft that records technical and voice data.
Synonyms
- Registrar: An official keeper of records.
- Chronicler: A person who writes detailed historical records.
- Flute: A related woodwind instrument (though structurally different).
- Logger: A device that records data over time.
Related Phrases
- Court recorder: A person who transcribes spoken or signed language into written form during court proceedings.
- Video recorder: A device for recording moving visual images.
Related Idioms
- For the record: Used to indicate that a statement is official and should be formally noted.
- For the record, I disagree with that assessment.
- Off the record: Not intended to be published or officially recorded.
- His comments were made off the record.
Noun
- a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
- a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
- someone responsible for keeping records
- equipment for making records