noun Download 🔗Share 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 : "My grandfather collects old typewriters and loves to show me how they work. " technology machine writing device communication item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who uses a typewriter; a typist. Examples : "In the old movie, you can see the typewriters working quickly in the busy office, clacking away at their machines. " job machine writing communication person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A machine gun (from the noise it makes when firing). Examples : "During the war movie, the soldiers called the rapid-firing machine guns "typewriters" because of their chattering sound. " military weapon machine war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : ""The older brothers were warned to stop giving their younger sister typewriters, as she found them painful and annoying." " entertainment action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
