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Webster 1913 Edition
Typewriter
Type′writˊer
,Noun.
1.
An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper.
2.
One who uses such an instrument.
Definition 2024
typewriter
typewriter
English
Noun
typewriter (plural typewriters)
- 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.
- (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
- The typewriter got up and disappeared out a back door, and soon she come back with a man, and he said, "Can I be of some help, Mr. Higgens?" -- The Southpaw, Mike Harris, 1953.
Synonyms
- (one who uses a typewriter): typist
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Translations
machine used to print text by pressing keys
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one who uses a typewriter
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