noun someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables.
noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer.
— synonyms: digital_scanner, image_scanner
noun a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area.
noun a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition.
— synonyms: electronic_scanner
Examples
“He put the picture in the scanner, then e-mailed a copy of it to his family.”