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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

/ ˈəʊəʊˌɒɪə /

noun

  1. an instrument using light-sensitive photographic materials to reproduce written, printed, or graphic work
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of photocopier1

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + copier
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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.

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

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

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