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# recorder

noun (a recorder, recorders)

«recorder» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A recorder is a simple wooden or plastic wind instrument with holes, which you blow into and play by covering the holes with your fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#m1)
2. A machine that records sound or pictures, like a voice recorder or a flight recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#m2)
3. A person who writes down what happens, for example in a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used at school in music lessons: many children learn the recorder first. In everyday life: a voice recorder or a video recorder. In group work the "recorder" writes down the group's ideas. A plane's "black box" is a flight recorder.

### Examples

- We are learning to play the recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x1)
- She played a tune on her recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x2)
- Cover all the holes to play a low note on the recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x3)
- Who wants to be the recorder for our group? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x4)
- The journalist used a voice recorder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x5)
- The flight recorder was found after the crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x6)
- Wash your recorder after you play it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Made from record + -er. Stress: ri-KOR-der.

## In Jewish tradition

It is the name of a royal officer who kept the records and was a trusted adviser of the king.

**Interpretation.** Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud held this post under David and Solomon. The tradition reads it as showing the order of the court.

### Examples

- and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; (Prophets 2SA.20.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x1)
- Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; (Prophets 1KI.4.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x2)
- And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (Prophets 2SA.8.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x3)

### Note

Countable. Made from record + -er. Stress: ri-KOR-der.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recorder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recorder/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recorder» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recorder.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «recorder» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recorder» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/recorder.html) on Mova free.