scanner

scan·ner

noun \ˈska-nər\

Definition of SCANNER

: one that scans: as a : a device for sensing recorded data (as in a bar code) <a supermarket scanner> b : a radio receiver that sequentially scans a range of frequencies for a signal c : a device that scans an image (as a photograph) or document (as a page of text) especially for use or storage on a computer d : a medical device for scanning a living body to collect diagnostic information — compare cat scanner

Examples of SCANNER

1. a price scanner at a supermarket

First Known Use of SCANNER

1556

Rhymes with SCANNER

banner, canner, fanner, lanner, manner, manor, planner, spanner, tanner, vanner