Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scanner

4 senses of scanner

Sense 1
scanner -- (someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables)
       => reviewer, referee, reader -- (someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication)

Sense 2
scanner, digital scanner, image scanner -- (an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer)
       => electronic device -- (a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)
       => data input device, input device -- (a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device)

Sense 3
scanner -- (a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area)
       => dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer -- (directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation)

Sense 4
scanner, electronic scanner -- (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")
       => detector -- (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)