Added 7 October 2026 typewriter [ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)] noun ▶ hear it Categories: ThingsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about typewriter at Wordnik → Where our words come from → 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. One who uses a typewriter; a typist. A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing). Origin From type + writer. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: typingtypistmachinerywritermachinegpttypotpgstenotypekeyboardkeypunchword-processor Back to today's word