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

When the typewriter was first invented, writers kicked hell and said, The thing is writing. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026

In the basement of Powell Library, Ray Bradbury fed coins into a pay to play typewriter to write Fahrenheit 451. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

The latter falls in love, or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

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