noun

typewriter

typewriter

My grandfather used an old typewriter.

My grandfather used an old typewriter.

She heard the clatter of a typewriter.

She heard the clatter of a typewriter.

((a/an)) typewriter a machine for typing letters My grandfather used an old typewriter.

Synonyms: (historical) word processor

A compound word: 'type' (print character) + 'writer' (a person or machine that writes).

It's a machine that 'writes' with 'type' (letters). The name is very literal.

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