diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/humanreadable_flags.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/humanreadable_flags.go
index 494ffdfc656..7d2cfc4aad2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/humanreadable_flags.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/humanreadable_flags.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (f *HumanPrintFlags) ToPrinter(outputFormat string) (printers.ResourcePrint
 		columnLabels = *f.ColumnLabels
 	}
 
-	p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	p := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		Kind:          f.Kind,
 		WithKind:      showKind,
 		NoHeaders:     f.NoHeaders,
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
index a5960d00191..f3a7eaf288c 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestPrintUnstructuredObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		out.Reset()
-		printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(test.options).With(AddDefaultHandlers)
+		printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(test.options).With(AddDefaultHandlers)
 		printer.PrintObj(test.object, out)
 
 		matches, err := regexp.MatchString(test.expected, out.String())
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func ErrorPrintHandler(obj *TestPrintType, options printers.PrintOptions) ([]met
 
 func TestCustomTypePrinting(t *testing.T) {
 	columns := []metav1beta1.TableColumnDefinition{{Name: "Data"}}
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
 	printer.TableHandler(columns, PrintCustomType)
 
 	obj := TestPrintType{"test object"}
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func TestCustomTypePrinting(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPrintHandlerError(t *testing.T) {
 	columns := []metav1beta1.TableColumnDefinition{{Name: "Data"}}
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
 	printer.TableHandler(columns, ErrorPrintHandler)
 	obj := TestPrintType{"test object"}
 	buffer := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func TestPrintHandlerError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUnknownTypePrinting(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
 	buffer := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	err := printer.PrintObj(&TestUnknownType{}, buffer)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ func TestPrinters(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// a humanreadable printer deals with internal-versioned objects
 	humanReadablePrinter := map[string]printers.ResourcePrinter{
-		"humanReadable": printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+		"humanReadable": printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 			NoHeaders: true,
 		}),
-		"humanReadableHeaders": printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{}),
+		"humanReadableHeaders": printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{}),
 	}
 	AddHandlers((humanReadablePrinter["humanReadable"]).(*printers.HumanReadablePrinter))
 	AddHandlers((humanReadablePrinter["humanReadableHeaders"]).(*printers.HumanReadablePrinter))
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ func TestPrinters(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPrintEventsResultSorted(t *testing.T) {
 	// Arrange
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
 	AddHandlers(printer)
 
 	obj := api.EventList{
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func TestPrintEventsResultSorted(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
 	AddHandlers(printer)
 	table := []struct {
 		node   api.Node
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeStatus(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeRole(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{})
 	AddHandlers(printer)
 	table := []struct {
 		node     api.Node
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeRole(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeOSImage(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 		Wide:         true,
 	})
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeOSImage(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeKernelVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 		Wide:         true,
 	})
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeKernelVersion(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeContainerRuntimeVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		ColumnLabels: []string{},
 		Wide:         true,
 	})
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeContainerRuntimeVersion(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeName(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		Wide: true,
 	})
 	AddHandlers(printer)
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeExternalIP(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		Wide: true,
 	})
 	AddHandlers(printer)
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ func TestPrintNodeExternalIP(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintNodeInternalIP(t *testing.T) {
-	printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+	printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 		Wide: true,
 	})
 	AddHandlers(printer)
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ func TestPrintHumanReadableWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range table {
 		if test.isNamespaced {
 			// Expect output to include namespace when requested.
-			printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+			printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 				WithNamespace: true,
 			})
 			AddHandlers(printer)
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ func TestPrintHumanReadableWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Expect error when trying to get all namespaces for un-namespaced object.
-			printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
+			printer := printers.NewTablePrinter(printers.PrintOptions{
 				WithNamespace: true,
 			})
 			buffer := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ func TestPrintPodTable(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		verifyTable(t, table)
 		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-		p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(test.opts).With(AddHandlers)
+		p := printers.NewTablePrinter(test.opts).With(AddHandlers)
 		if err := p.PrintObj(table, buf); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go b/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go
index 20c3e542a57..9a5e3bb5e08 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/tableprinter.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ var _ ResourcePrinter = &HumanReadablePrinter{}
 
 var withNamespacePrefixColumns = []string{"NAMESPACE"} // TODO(erictune): print cluster name too.
 
-// NewHumanReadablePrinter creates a printer suitable for calling PrintObj().
+// NewTablePrinter creates a printer suitable for calling PrintObj().
 // TODO(seans3): Change return type to ResourcePrinter interface once we no longer need
 // to constuct the "handlerMap".
-func NewHumanReadablePrinter(options PrintOptions) *HumanReadablePrinter {
+func NewTablePrinter(options PrintOptions) *HumanReadablePrinter {
 	printer := &HumanReadablePrinter{
 		handlerMap: make(map[reflect.Type]*handlerEntry),
 		options:    options,