scanner

(noun)

noun

1. someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

Definition categories: person, reader, referee, reviewer

2. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

Definition categories: man–made

3. a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area

Definition categories: man–made, dish, saucer

4. a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

- they used scanners to monitor police radio channels

Definition categories: man–made, detector

Sentences with scanner as a noun:

- He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.