copier
/ˈkɒpiə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːpiər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-pē-ər/ (ame, mw)
copier — noun
- copiersingular
- copiersplural
1. a machine used to create extra paper copies from an original page or picture
a machine used to create extra paper copies from an original page or picture
Tamar stood by the copier while it printed thirty class handouts.
wait by the copier
Trang cleared a paper jam in the copier before the meeting began.
clear a paper jam
Lucas asked the librarian whether students could use the copier for free.
Owen loaded blue paper into the copier for the school newsletter.
Min unplugged the copier after smoke came out near the toner tray.
- photocopier
more exact and slightly more formal, but often the same machine in everyday use
- copy machine
plain everyday alternative, especially in spoken American English
- multifunction printer
broader device that can copy, print, and often scan as well
- original
the first document or picture from which copies are made
文法句型
a/the copier
use the copier
copier for [place/task]
用法筆記
Usually names a machine for making paper copies from an original page. If the main job is producing pages from a computer file, speakers more often say printer.