: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tape
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebNow also an Angels broadcaster and MLB Network national broadcaster, Vasgersian won a contest while at USC to call half an inning of a Dodgers game in 1989 over a tape recorder with Al Downing. Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 With Cannon’s tape recorder running, Reagan answered questions and told stories. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 July 2022 The son is holding a microphone and a tape recorder. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 19 July 2022 The film starts early one morning with Herman speaking into a tape recorder, dictating a final message to his estranged son, Nate. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 July 2022 His epiphany came at a New Year’s Eve party the same year, when a friend of his parents showed him how to use a basic reel-to-reel tape recorder. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 The politically motivated sources in this instance being a tape recorder. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022 The sudden emergence of the tape recorder raises concerns about how other technologies might someday affect politicians’ conduct, McCarthy said. Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2022 However, he was best known as the person who captured the legendary profanity-laden rant by Cubs manager Lee Elia on his tape recorder after a difficult loss in 1983. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
tape recorder
noun
: a device for recording on and playing back magnetic tapes