typewriter

CEFRB1

[ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)]

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A machine with keys that prints letters on paper.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).

Examples

  • "I can't think with that noise," she said, as she stared at the typewriter.

  • If you can use this typewriter perfectly in a month, you may keep it.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who uses a typewriter; a typist.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Is there any chance of my borrowing your typewriter?

  • 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.

  • The battle had opened in earnest. From the wooded ridge came in reply the clacking of "typewriters,” and bullets whined over our heads.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The old office had a manual blank with keys that pressed ink onto paper.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From type + writer.