photocopier

[ foh-tuh-kop-ee-er ]

noun

1. any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.

photocopier

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪə /

noun

1. an instrument using light-sensitive photographic materials to reproduce written, printed, or graphic work

Word History and Origins

Origin of photocopier¹

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + copier

Example Sentences

Last week, Xerox said it would lay off 15 percent of its 23,000-member global staff in the first quarter of 2024, an effort to further shift its focus to services and away from photocopiers.

From New York Times

She described standing at a photocopier when Mr. Cohen appeared behind her, cupped her bottom with both hands, grunted and breathed heavily into her ear.

From New York Times

A cleaner noted the following morning that red wine had been spilled on one wall and on a number of boxes of photocopier paper.

From BBC

But he does press the precious volume flat on a photocopier, and at one point even stashes it behind a minifridge.

From New York Times

She sketches her characters on paper first, then enlarges the drawings on a photocopier before “dressing them up” with fabrics on a large table, she said.

From New York Times