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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Printer \Print"er\, noun One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.
{Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and {Gauge}.
{Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
printer
noun
1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: {pressman}]
2: (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
3: a machine that prints [syn: {printing machine}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
71 Moby Thesaurus words for "printer": Linotyper, apprentice printer, bibliognost, bibliographer, biblioklept, bibliolater, bibliomane, bibliomaniac, bibliopegist, bibliophage, bibliophile, bibliopole, bibliopolist, bibliotaph, bibliothec, bibliothecaire, bibliothecary, book agent, book collector, book printer, book publisher, book salesman, book-stealer, bookbinder, bookdealer, booklover, bookmaker, bookman, bookseller, bookworm, cataloger, chief librarian, college editor, composing room, compositor, copy editor, curator, devil, dictionary editor, editor, editor-in-chief, electrotyper, executive editor, juvenile editor, keyboarder, librarian, library director, makeup man, managing editor, permissions editor, philobiblist, press, pressman, pressroom, printing office, printshop, production editor, proofer, proofroom, publisher, publishers, publishing house, reference editor, reference librarian, stereotyper, stoneman, textbook editor, trade editor, typesetter, typist, typographer
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
printer A {peripheral} device for producing text and images on paper. There are many different types, broadly grouped into "{impact printers}" and "{non-impact printers}". Compare {plotter}. See also {Braille printer}, {tree-killer}. (1996-01-13)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Printer, KY Zip code(s): 41655
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