typewriter

[tahyp-rahy-ter]

noun

1. a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers' types.

2. Printing.,  a type style that gives the appearance of typewritten copy.

3. Older Use.,  a typist.

typewriter

/ ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə /

noun

1. a keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print. It may be operated entirely by hand ( manual typewriter ) or be powered by electricity ( electric typewriter )

2. printing a style of type resembling typescript

Word History and Origins

Origin of typewriter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; type + writer

Example Sentences

The finale, at London's Royal Albert Hall, also starred comedian Bill Bailey, who played Leroy Anderson's 1950 classic The Typewriter on… well, a typewriter.

From BBC

The typewriter was invented for a blind woman to write letters in privacy.

From Los Angeles Times

A glass case holds a shrine to the man, a painted portrait, photos, a borrowed typewriter.

From Salon

He wrote all his books on a typewriter and refused to use the internet for his research.

From BBC

Like turntables, typewriters, tiki bars and film cameras, these midcentury motels are back, seducing millennials, Gen Z and baby boomers like the character Johnny Rose on the beloved TV series “Schitt’s Creek.”

From Los Angeles Times