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typewriter

type·writ·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahyp-rahy-ter]
    • /ˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər/
    • /ˈtaɪpˌraɪ.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahyp-rahy-ter]
    • /ˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər/

Definitions of typewriter word

  • noun typewriter a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers' types. 1
  • noun typewriter Printing. a type style that gives the appearance of typewritten copy. 1
  • noun typewriter Older Use. a typist. 1
  • noun typewriter writing machine 1
  • countable noun typewriter A typewriter is a machine with keys which are pressed in order to print letters, numbers, or other characters onto paper. 0
  • noun typewriter a keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print. It may be operated entirely by hand (manual typewriter) or be powered by electricity (electric typewriter) 0
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Origin of typewriter

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; type + writer

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Typewriter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Typewriter

typewriter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

typewriter usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • backspace

    to move a (typewriter carriage) backwards

  • shift

    to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.

  • shift key

    a typewriter key that determines whether characters are printed in upper or lower case and controls the printing of numbers and symbols.

  • type

    a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.

  • typewriting

    the act or skill of using a typewriter.

  • back formation

    the invention of a new word on the assumption that a familiar word is derived from it. The verbs edit and burgle were so created from editor and burglar
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