recordist

Someone who makes sound recordings.

Noun

  1. Someone who makes sound recordings.
    • Once the materials arrived at the stage, a dozen recordists and mix technicians required a half an hour to load the three or four dozen tracks a predub might require. - 2014, Nicolae Sfetcu, The Art of Movies:
  2. Someone who plays a recorder.
    • Audio Devices, Inc., announce two prize contests, one for Home Recordists, and the other for Church Recordists. - 1954, Kansas Music Review - Volumes 16-18, page 23:
    • A Concert for Three Recordists by Matthew Locke was the program piece. - 1960, The American Recorder - Volumes 1-2, page 19:
    • The more our young recordists can be encouraged to play among themselves in groups with and without piano accompaniment, in their own homes, the better. - 1961, Watkins Shaw, Music in the Secondary School, page 71:

    Synonyms: recorderist

Origin

Etymology tree English record Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English recordist From record + -ist.

Forms

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