typewriter

noun

type·​writ·​er ˈtīp-ˌrī-tər 

1

: a machine for writing in characters similar to those produced by printer's type by means of keyboard-operated types striking a ribbon to transfer ink or carbon impressions onto the paper

2

: typist

Examples of typewriter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Eavesdrop on conversations with Rohmer and Jacques Rivette in the Cahiers office, the clack of dueling typewriters soundtracking the camaraderie, and play voyeur as everyone’s hero Roberto Rosselini stops by to address the troops and pocket finger sandwiches on the way out. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025

From his old-fashioned, telephone-bearing, dusty-typewriter office, Joe Silvermann (Adam Godley), Private Eye, listens to news of the explosion on the radio. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

Writing is between you and your demons; between you and that quaint nineteenth-century machine, the typewriter. —Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025

Mike showed Drew something on his phone that Drew couldn’t make out, maybe an early typewriter. —Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for typewriter

• copywriter
• expediter
• underwriter
• biter
• brighter
• fighter
• lighter
• miter
• niter
• reiter
• righter
• slighter

Kids Definition

typewriter

noun

type·​writ·​er ˈtī-ˌprīt-ər 

: a machine that prints letters or figures when a person pushes its keys down