BLOTTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does blotter mean? • BLOTTER (noun)
The noun BLOTTER has 2 senses:
1. absorbent paper used to dry ink
2. the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Familiarity information: BLOTTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BLOTTER (noun)
Meaning:
Absorbent paper used to dry ink
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
blotter; blotting paper
Hypernyms ("blotter" is a kind of...):
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
Meaning:
The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
charge sheet; day book; police blotter; rap sheet; blotter
Hypernyms ("blotter" is a kind of...):
written account; written record (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)
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