typewriter

noun

type·writ·er ˈtīp-ˌrī-tər

: 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

: typist

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That led various departments to buy archaic typewriters, 28 kinds of typewriter ribbons, and 132 kinds of pencils. —

Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025 Instead, after his father gifted him a typewriter, purchased with the money from his family's onion harvest, Luis moved to Spain and wrote his first novel. —

Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024 For the last two decades, performance artist Sheryl Oring has towed her typewriter to sidewalks and streets — inviting passersby to write letters to the next president. —

Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Pridemore compiled his report, on Supplemental Form 104, using an old-fashioned typewriter and all capital letters. —

Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for typewriter