typewriter
noun
a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers' types.
typewriters
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pluralof typewriter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Technology is another key feature of that culture—a leap, perhaps, for students who used typewriters when they were in college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
And even though they’re on deadline, they’re afforded ample time to collect data and conduct interviews before returning to their typewriters.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
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 ● May 15, 2025
Videos on Swift’s social media accounts, showing antique typewriters and globes with pins, were dissected for clues about her music.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The first cameras, typewriters, and television sets were as awful as Otto’s seven-foot-tall gas engine.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
