noun🔗ShareA device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper."My grandfather collects old typewriters and loves to show me how they work. "technologymachinewritingdevicecommunicationitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who uses a typewriter; a typist."In the old movie, you can see the typewriters working quickly in the busy office, clacking away at their machines. "jobmachinewritingcommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA machine gun (from the noise it makes when firing)."During the war movie, the soldiers called the rapid-firing machine guns "typewriters" because of their chattering sound. "militaryweaponmachinewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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.""The older brothers were warned to stop giving their younger sister typewriters, as she found them painful and annoying." "entertainmentactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading