blotter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun absorbent paper used to dry ink
    blotting paper.
  2. noun the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
    rap sheet; charge sheet; police blotter; day book.

WordNet


Blot"ter noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.
  2. (Com.) A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place.

Webster 1913