typewriter C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈtaɪˌpraɪtɝ/ UK /ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #10111 Meanings 1 noun One who uses a typewriter; a typist. 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. 2 noun A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing). The battle had opened in earnest. From the wooded ridge came in reply the clacking of "typewriters,” and bullets whined over our heads. 3 noun hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time 4 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · one who uses a typewriter;... typist More typographer Word family Forms typewritist Derived forms microtypewritertypewriter-pairedtypewriterlesstypewriterliketypewritery Related forms touch-typisttypetypewritetypistwrite Appears in Phrases (1) See all typewriter ribbon an inked strip used by a typewriter to print characters on paper Noun + noun Etymology From type + writer. Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # typewriter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtaɪˌpraɪtɝ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 10111 ## Meanings 1. One who uses a typewriter; a typist. 2. A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing). 3. hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time 4. 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. ## Examples - 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 - typographer ## Derived Forms - microtypewriter - typewriter-paired - typewriterless - typewriterlike - typewritery ## Related Forms - touch-typist - type - typewrite - typist - write ## Etymology From type + writer. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown