TYPEWRITER

typewriter

(noun) hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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.

(US, dated, slang) A machine 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.

Synonyms

• (one who uses a typewriter): typist

Source: Wiktionary

Type"writ`er, n.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition