typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
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Definition of typewriter
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Before long, Fisher was gone — the scandal kept gossip columnists pounding away at their typewriters for months — and so was the logo. — James Barron, The Mercury News, "Piedmont man sells Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘Green Goddess’ Rolls-Royce at auction," 2 Aug. 2019 There will be fortunes typed on an antique typewriter from the Typewriter Forest, local makers, cake and special offers. — William Thornton | [email protected], al.com, "Design shop, message therapist open shared Woodlawn space," 21 June 2019 The typewriters used by poet Carl Sandburg and novelist James Jones are also featured. — USA TODAY, "‘Lorax’ tree legend, butter Elmo, meth squirrel: News from around our 50 states," 19 June 2019 Inside, a clerk pounded out death certificates on a decades-old typewriter as anxious relatives, seated on plastic chairs, awaited news of their loved ones' fate. — Carlo Gabuco, National Geographic, "Death rituals help restless spirits find peace in the Philippines," 9 Apr. 2019 The Reading Suite was decked out with all of Mezrich’s favorites: a backgammon board, a typewriter, and books by Ernest Hemingway and Brett Easton Ellis. — Lillian Brown, BostonGlobe.com, "Ben Mezrich takes over the Hotel Commonwealth Reading Suite," 25 June 2019 One depicts Angelou as an adult, working at a typewriter and gazing towards the second statue, which shows Angelou as a girl, standing atop a bird cage. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "San Francisco Is Getting a Monument to Maya Angelou," 7 Aug. 2019 In one room, where older computers and typewriters lined the walls, Barr chatted about re-entry programs and heard from mentors who teach their fellow inmates how to prepare for the job interviews. — Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News, "Barr: Justice Department is ‘all in’ on criminal justice overhaul," 13 July 2019 Critics, however, eventually showed that the claim was premature, as power laws show up in random systems, too — such as the word frequencies produced by a monkey at a typewriter. — Quanta Magazine, "Do Brains Operate at a Tipping Point? New Clues and Complications," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'typewriter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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typewriter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of typewriter
: a machine that prints letters or figures on a sheet of paper when a person pushes its keys
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typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
| \ ˈtīp-ˌrī-tər
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Kids Definition of typewriter
: a machine that prints letters or figures when a person pushes its keys down
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