varitype

American  

[vair-i-tahyp] / ˈvɛər ɪˌtaɪp /

verb (used without object)

varityped, varityping

1. to operate a Varityper.

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verb (used with object)

varityped, varityping

1. to set (type) on a Varityper.

varitype British  

/ ˈvɛərɪˌtaɪp /

verb

1. to produce (copy) on a Varityper

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noun

1. copy produced on a Varityper

Other Word Forms

• varitypist noun

Etymology

Origin of varitype

Back formation from Varityper

Example Sentences

The Trib, which used to pay its 460 printers about $45,000 a week, now pays its 161 VariType operators only $10,000 a week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under the settlement, the VariType machines will be wheeled into the back room, and Chicago's newspapers will again use linotype, as soon as possible�one to three weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then Woodruff Randolph, I.T.U. president, demanded that the I.T.U. be granted jurisdiction over VariType operators.

From Time Magazine Archive

This would make it impossible for the papers to put out a VariType issue if the printers struck.

From Time Magazine Archive

To play safe, the papers kept their VariType crews working.

From Time Magazine Archive