scanner

Definition

One who scans.

Etymology

From scan + -er.

Example Sentences

• "It is, perhaps, too much to assume that an elderly Melville read James, but he was an eager scanner of magazines and did read fiction in his later years."
• "He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family."
• "Chorban: I'm using a small scanner to gather readings on the keepers. Chorban: So far, I've had mixed results. I find it difficult to get near the creatures."