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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who reproduces something.

   "Local musicians were not just passive reproducers of the tradition."

2. 2
   an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound wordnet
3. 3
   In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
4. 4
   In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
5. 5
   A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.

Example

More examples

"Local musicians were not just passive reproducers of the tradition."

Etymology

From reproduce + -er.

Related phrases

software engineering

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