typewriter
pronunciation
How to pronounce typewriter in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪpraɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce typewriter in American English:
US [ˈtaɪpraɪtər]
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- Noun:
- hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
Word Origin
- typewriter (n.)
- in the mechanical sense, 1868, from type (n.) + writer. Related: Type-write (v.) "print by means of a typewriter;" type-written (1882).
Example
- 1. Each typewriter was , to him , an individual .
- 2. You just want a typewriter because you 're one of the 10 people in the world who still finds them romantic and sexy .
- 3. By the time the center could verify that hitler had used a german army typewriter the letter had been sold to another private collector .
- 4. Sontag could work with inspiring bravado , pounding away at her typewriter in long , dexedrine-fuelled binges .
- 5. Do you have to reserve a typewriter ?