typewriter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time

WordNet


Type"writ`er noun
Definitions
  1. 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.
  2. One who uses such an instrument.

Webster 1913