typewriter
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typewriter
- [ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)] UK
Where it comes from
From type + writer.
noun 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.
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One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
So many mongrel words, like typist and typewritist, have been introduced, we propose a fixed designation of—typewriter, to mean the person who writes, and writing machine, the device.
Similar: typist
- A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing). The battle had opened in earnest. From the wooded ridge came in reply the clacking of "typewriters,” and bullets whined over our heads.
- 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.
Similar: typographer
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: typing, typist, machinery, writer, machine, gpt, typo, tpg, stenotype, keyboard, keypunch, word-processor, teletype, teleprinter, impact printer, printing press
noun
Similar: typographer
Translations
Every language
noun machine used to print text by pressing keys
| Español | máquina de escribir, tipiadora, maquinilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타자기 tajagi, 타이프라이터 taipeuraiteo, 인자기 injagi |
| 日本語 | タイプライター taipuraitā, 印字機 injiki |
| 中文 | 打字機 /打字机 dǎzìjī |
| हिन्दी | टाइपराइटर ṭāiprāiṭar |
| Kiswahili | taipureta |
| Português | máquina de escrever |
| Français | machine à écrire |
| Deutsch | Schreibmaschine |
| Italiano | macchina da scrivere |
| Ελληνικά | γραφομηχανή grafomichaní |
| Română | mașină de scris |
| Русский | пи́шущая маши́нка píšuščaja mašínka, печа́тная маши́нка pečátnaja mašínka |
| Tiếng Việt | máy chữ, máy đánh chữ |
| العربية | آلَة كَاتِبَة ʔāla kātiba, مِكْتَاب miktāb, آلَة طَابِعَة ʔāla ṭābiʕa |
| עברית | מְכוֹנַת כְּתִיבָה mekhonát ktivá |
noun one who uses a typewriter
| Español | tipiador, mecanógrafo, dactilógrafo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타이피스트 taipiseuteu, 타자수 tajasu |
| 日本語 | タイピスト taipisuto |
| 中文 | 打字員 /打字员 dǎzìyuán |
| Français | dactylo |
| Ελληνικά | δακτυλογράφος daktylográfos |
| Română | dactilograf, dactilografă |
| Русский | машини́стка mašinístka |
Talk about this word "typewriter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/typewriter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. typewriter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/typewriter "typewriter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/typewriter.Cite this
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title = {typewriter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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