typewriter

[ tahyp-rahy-ter ]

/ ˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər /

noun

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

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

Older Use. a typist.

Nearby words

typeset, typesetter, typesetting, typestyle, typewrite, typewriter, typewriting, typewritten, typey, typhlectasis, typhlectomy

Origin of typewriter

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

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Examples from the Web for typewriter

Back when Sam went upstate, job searches required nothing more than a typewriter, some paper, and the classifieds.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The most popular gift in Hollywood this Christmas is a typewriter.
The Disaster Story That Hollywood Had Coming|Doug McIntyre|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The boxes are not arranged alphabetically, and a printer learns the case as one learns the typewriter keyboard.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Arbor House is paying Leonard $3 million for Freaky Deaky, the one in the typewriter now, and the one after it.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune|Mike Lupica|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Slightly deeper, a man sits alone at a table with a typewriter—The Lost Correspondent.
Artist Jason deCaires Taylor’s Underwater Sculptures Are a Sight to Sea|Justin Jones|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Turkey had identified the object which Mr. Braden had brought back with him as a typewriter in its carrying case.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm
Shortly after the typewriter gave its final click the editor came in.
Jennie Baxter, Journalist|Robert Barr
Well, she got somebody to make out a list of subjects on a typewriter.
Blue Bonnet in Boston|Caroline E. Jacobs
The result was that she took some paper, went down to the library, and opening the typewriter, wrote a letter.
Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter
I found myself in a comfortable room with writing tables and desks, telephone and a typewriter.
The City in the Clouds|C. Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for typewriter

typewriter

/ (ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə) /

noun

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)

printing a style of type resembling typescript

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Word Origin and History for typewriter

typewriter

in the mechanical sense, 1868, from type (n.) + writer.

typewriter

noun

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typewriter

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