typewriter
Pronunciation: [ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)]
The English word “typewriter” has 4 meanings listed here.
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.
- One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
- A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
- 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.
Etymology
From type + writer.
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More English words
- typestract
- typestyle
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- typewrite
- typewriter apostrophe
- typewriter-paired
- typewriterless
- typewriterlike
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