duplicator

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noun

A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.

Similar
copier
OriginEnglish duplicate ← Latin duplicātus →
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Meanings

nounduplicator (plural duplicators)

plural duplicators

  1. A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.

    Schools joining the cooperative were assessed an initial membership fee to purchase a high-speed tape duplicator and about 200 tapes.

    1975, Wisconsin Library Bulletin, volumes 71-72, page 116

Synonyms & antonyms

nounapparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

Similar
copier
Broader
apparatussetup
Also see
copier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinduplex
  2. Latinduplicātus
  3. Englishduplicate
  4. Englishduplicator

From duplicate + -or.

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Translations

French polycopieuse
  • polycopieusecopying machine
Irish gléas cóipeála.
  • gléas cóipeála.copying machine
Polish powielacz
  • powielaczcopying machine
Romanian copiator, mașină de copiat
  • copiatorcopying machine
  • mașină de copiatcopying machine
  • duplicatorcopying machine
Scottish Gaelic dùblaichear
  • dùblaichearcopying machine
Welsh dyblygydd
  • dyblygyddcopying machine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dualtropic
Cite this entry
APA

duplicator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicator

MLA

“duplicator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duplicator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicator.

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