BLOTTER

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Derivation:

blot (dry (ink) with blotting paper)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

blotter; charge sheet; day book; police blotter; rap sheet

Hypernyms ("blotter" is a kind of...):

written account; written record (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)