imprinter

English

Etymology

imprint +‎ -er

Noun

imprinter (plural imprinters)

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

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