typewriter
An electric typewriter from the 1960s.
Meaning
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.
Related
Similar words
Origin
- From type + writer.
- Image:IBM Selectric.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An electric typewriter from the 1960s.
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