reproducer

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noun

One who reproduces something.

OriginEnglish reproduce ← Middle English produce ← Latin prōdūcō →
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Meanings

nounreproducer (plural reproducers)

plural reproducers

  1. One who reproduces something.

    Local musicians were not just passive reproducers of the tradition.

    2000, David Greer, Ian Rumbold, Jonathan King, Musicology and Sister Disciplines, page 304
  2. In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
  3. In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
  4. computingA series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Middle Englishproduce
  18. Englishproduce
  19. Englishreproduce
  20. Englishreproducer

From reproduce + -er.

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Translations

Russian воспроизводи́тель, воспроизводи́тельница
  • воспроизводи́тель (vosproizvodítelʹ)one who reproduces something
  • воспроизводи́тельница (vosproizvodítelʹnica)one who reproduces something
Cite this entry
APA

reproducer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproducer

MLA

“reproducer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproducer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reproducer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproducer.

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