imprinter
English
Etymology
imprint + -er
Noun
imprinter (plural imprinters)
- A device that imprints.
- A person who does imprinting with such a device.
- An organism that imprints, or forms an attachment.
- 2009, Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo (page 101)
- This would be unlikely with a very rapid imprinter such as a duckling or a chick, but mammals tend to become socialized more slowly.
- 2009, Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo (page 101)
Anagrams
- reimprint