Meanings
plural addressographs
- historicalA device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
1961-5, Metals Engineering Quarterly Addressograph equipment was selected. This particular addressograph application utilizes a split plate.
2 more examples
The Secretary of State, upon the installation of the addressograph machines, was to reduce the temporary service.
1920, New York (State). Governor, Public Papers of Governor, page 113The man that we are putting on for the addressograph work is for a service that has long been needed.
1942, United States Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, page 72
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Addressograph (“trade name”), from address + -o- + -graph. It was first produced in 1893.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish adresarka, adresograf
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Cite this entry
addressograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addressograph
“addressograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addressograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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