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Definition of Typewriter

1. Noun. Hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time.

Definition of Typewriter

1. n. An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper.

Definition of Typewriter

1. Noun. A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Typewriter

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Typewriter

Literary usage of Typewriter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New York Times Current History (1915)
"It is a practical, portable typewriter for your personal use. ... Easy to operate —even if you've never used a typewriter you can quickly ..."

2. The Making of America by Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins (1906)
"[Harry E. Barbour, statistician; has made a specialty of the history of the typewriter and its effect upon business life in America; he was employed by the ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"tnat the typewriter was called "Remington" "for the reason that the name Remington ... In March, 1880, the typewriter branch of the business of E. Remington ..."

4. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1903)
"66 MILLS (ED) The Mille book of typewriter Forms, pp.154. NY 1895. 4°. ... HARRISON (J.) Manual of the Remington Standard typewriter, pp. 135. Lond. 1890. ..."

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