photocopier
/fˈoʊtoʊkˌɑpiɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: (all broadly synonymous) xerox machine, xerographer, xerox, photostat, laser copier"
- "Now the chintzy nameplate is all that distinguishes his work space from those of the photocopier repairperson, diet food company, and kitchen designer down the hall."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English copy English photocopy Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photocopier From photocopy + -er.