1(in compounds) a machine for recording sound or pictures or botha tape/cassette/video/DVD recorder see also flight recorder2a musical instrument in the shape of a pipe that you blow into, with holes that you cover with your fingers3a judge in a court in some parts of Britain and the US4a person who keeps a record of events or factsIn natural history the careful observer and recorder was very important in the advance of the science.
rɪˈkɔːdə(r)
rɪˈkɔːrdər