typewriter
[ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)] noun
Forms typewriters
- noun A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
- noun (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
- noun (US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
- noun A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.
Synonyms
Etymology
From type + writer.
Webster’s 1913
- noun An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper.
- noun One who uses such an instrument.
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “typewriter”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details