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imprinter en · NOUN

Etymology

From imprint + -er.

Meanings

1. A device that imprints.
2. A person who does imprinting with such a device.
3. An organism that imprints, or forms an attachment.
   • This would be unlikely with a very rapid imprinter such as a duckling or a chick, but mammals tend to become socialized more slowly. 2009, Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo, page 101:

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