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

There are old typewriters and stacks of reporters’ notebooks on one floor. —James Barron, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025

An attempt at using an electric typewriter ended with the author bashing it with a piece of lumber. —Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025

Every night, my father turned that tiny space into an office, sitting cross-legged in a wide armchair, hunched over the coffee table that held our most valuable possession, a new IBM Selectric typewriter. —Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025

There’s even a typewriter in one of the bedrooms for a writer who needs a quiet retreat to pen the Great American Novel. —Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 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