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typewriter

[ tahyp-rahy-ter ]

noun

  1. a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers' types.
  2. Printing. a type style that gives the appearance of typewritten copy.
  3. Older Use. a typist.


typewriter

/ ˈ³Ù²¹Éª±èËŒ°ù²¹Éª³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print. It may be operated entirely by hand ( manual typewriter ) or be powered by electricity ( electric typewriter )
  2. printing a style of type resembling typescript
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of typewriter1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; type + writer
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There is a scene where my character comes into a police station and Jonathan said, “Why don’t you knock the typewriter off the desk?â€

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They also bought some of Eric's pipes, typewriter and his first ever prop - a wooden lollipop.

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Aronowitz said Dylan had spent the night writing and rewriting the song on the journalist's typewriter.

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Remarkably, given how prolific she was, Bradford always wrote in long-hand or on an electric typewriter and claimed almost never to have writer's block.

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Growing frustrated with issues in Britt’s personal life, McCarthy tweaked her birth certificate on his typewriter so she could run away with him to Mexico.

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