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Synonyms for photostat

  • noun

Most common

xerox copier photocopier xerographer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Xerox — the machine (essentially, a special camera) on which such a copy is made

xerox, copier, photocopier, xerographer

2. Copy — A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one

copy, photocopy, xerograph

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one.

    Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous)

  2. n. 2

    The machine (essentially, a special camera) on which such a copy is made.

    Near-synonyms: photocopier, copier (both contextually synonymous); xerographer, xerox (broadly synonymous)

Forms

Plural
photostats → xeroxes, copiers, photocopiers, xerographers…

Example sentences

  • xerox I mistook the shredder for a Xerox machine.
  • copier Do you know what's wrong with the copier?
  • photocopier We've run out of paper for the photocopier.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
photostatfalling
xeroxfalling
copierfalling
photocopierrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
copy2
5 letters
xerox2
6 letters
copier3
9 letters
photocopy4, xerograph
11 letters
photocopier5, xerographer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy2 = 2 syllables).