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typewriter
[ tahyp-rahy-ter ]
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.
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of typewriter1
Example Sentences
They also bought some of Eric's pipes, typewriter and his first ever prop - a wooden lollipop.
Aronowitz said Dylan had spent the night writing and rewriting the song on the journalist's typewriter.
Remarkably, given how prolific she was, Bradford always wrote in long-hand or on an electric typewriter and claimed almost never to have writer's block.
Growing frustrated with issues in Britt’s personal life, McCarthy tweaked her birth certificate on his typewriter so she could run away with him to Mexico.
Two Australian mathematicians say they have debunked an old adage, that if given an infinite amount of time, a monkey pressing keys on a typewriter would eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare.
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