typewriter

Meaning

1. 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.
2. (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
3. (US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
4. 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

printing machine

printing press

machine

automobile

typer

typist

type-writer

typing machine

TW

marking machine

mill

teletype

teletypewriter

Translations

Schreibmaschine

máquina de escribir

machine à écrire

γραφομηχανή

schrijfmachine

máquina de escrever

macchina da scrivere

آلة كاتبة

daktilo

macchina per scrivere

schrijfmachine

màquina d'escriure

dactylo

δακτυλογράφος

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)]

Etymology

From type + writer.