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cop·i·er

(kŏp′ē-ər)

1. A machine that makes copies of printed or graphic matter.

2. One that transcribes or copies: a copier of ancient manuscripts.

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copier

(ˈkɒpɪə)

1. a person or device that copies

2. another word for copyist

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cop•i•er

(ˈkɒp i ər)

n.

1. a person or thing that copies; copyist.

2. photocopier.

3. copying machine.

[1590–1600]

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Noun

copier - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

duplicator

apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function

facsimile machine, fax, facsimile - duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

hectograph, heliotype - duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy

lithograph machine, lithograph - duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern

mimeo, mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph - a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)

photocopier - a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies

Photostat machine, Photostat - a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper

xerographic copier, Xerox machine, Xerox - a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder

Translations

آلة تصوير

kopírka

kopimaskine

Kopierer

copiste photocopieur

ljósritunarvél

kopieringsmaskin

kopírovací stroj

fotokopi makinası

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copier

[ˈkɒpɪəʳ] N (= photocopier) → fotocopiadora f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

copier

[ˈkɒpiə^r] n (also photocopier) → copieur mco-pilot [ˈkəʊpaɪlət] n → copilote mfcoping mechanism n → mécanisme m de survie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

copier

n (= copyist) → Kopist(in) m(f); (= imitator also) → Nachmacher(in) m(f); (of writer, painter etc) → Imitator(in) m(f); (= machine) → Kopiergerät nt, → Kopierer m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

copier

[ˈkɒpɪəʳ] n (also photocopier) → (foto)copiatrice f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

copy

(ˈkopi) – plural ˈcopies – noun

1. an imitation or reproduction. That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.

2. a single book, newspaper etc. Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please?

3. written or typed material for publishing. He writes copy for advertisements.

verb

to make an imitation or reproduction of (something). Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook.

ˈcopier noun

a photocopier.

ˈcopyright noun

(usually abbreviated to ©) the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and also to perform, translate, film, or record such a work.

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As I drove home to my house in Kensington I thought over it all, from the extraordinary story of the red-headed copier of the "Encyclopaedia" down to the visit to Saxe-Coburg Square, and the ominous words with which he had parted from me.

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