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recorder

[ri-kawr-der] / rɪˈkɔr dər /
NOUN
chronicler
Synonyms
STRONGEST
historian
STRONG
annalist historiographer
NOUN
clerk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent auditor bookkeeper cashier employee operator receptionist salesperson secretary teller worker
STRONG
amanuensis copyist counterperson notary registrar seller stenographer transcriber
WEAK
counter jumper office helper paper pusher paper shuffler pen pusher pencil pusher shopperson white collar
NOUN
marker
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flag gravestone indicator pole stone tombstone
STRONG
arrow counter guide monitor notch peg rag scorer signal
NOUN
notary
Synonyms
STRONG
endorser registrar scrivener signatory witness
WEAK
certifier commissioner for oaths court clerk public official

Example Sentences

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CoreLogic aggregates public deed records from over 3,000 county clerk and recorder offices across the United States.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Turkish authorities found the cockpit voice recorder and black box from a private jet that crashed Wednesday killing the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Two types of instrument are used: either a Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder or a modern sunshine duration detector.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Investigators said they had located the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, or so-called black boxes, and would be taking the devices to Washington, D.C., for analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

He and the others were preparing a research paper about us—to be published in some scientific journal—so each morning he dictated the results of the previous day’s tests into a tape recorder.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Vocabulary lists containing recorder

Music - Introductory

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