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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯr-dər 
1
a
: the chief judicial magistrate of some British cities and boroughs
b
: a municipal judge with criminal jurisdiction of first instance and sometimes limited civil jurisdiction
2
: one that records
3
: any of a group of wind instruments ranging from soprano to bass that are characterized by a conical tube, a whistle mouthpiece, and eight finger holes
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Tina Peters served as the clerk and recorder of Mesa County – the official responsible for running the county’s elections.
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Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Of 18 county departments, only the recorder now has a smaller staff — 27 employees, down from 27.5.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The system includes two transmitter microphones and a receiver unit that connects to a camera, laptop or digital recorder.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
According to a criminal complaint obtained by KSTP, the women at one point were caught on a deputy’s digital recorder, seemingly discussing their efforts to trick police, and their scheme quickly unraveled from there.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Of 18 county departments, only the recorder now has a smaller staff — 27 employees, down from 27.5.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
The system includes two transmitter microphones and a receiver unit that connects to a camera, laptop or digital recorder.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
According to a criminal complaint obtained by KSTP, the women at one point were caught on a deputy’s digital recorder, seemingly discussing their efforts to trick police, and their scheme quickly unraveled from there.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Recorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recorder. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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recorder
noun
re·cord·er
ri-ˈkȯrd-ər
1
: a person or device that records
2
: a musical instrument consisting of a usually wooden tube with finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece
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