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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
type·writ·er       [tahyp-rahy-ter] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers' types.
2.Printing. a type style that gives the appearance of typewritten copy.
3.Older Use. a typist.

[Origin: 1865–70, Americanism; type + writer]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
type·writ·er       (tīp'rī'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A writing machine that produces characters similar to typeset print by means of a manually operated keyboard that actuates a set of raised types, which strike the paper through an inked ribbon.
  2. Printing A typestyle like that of typewritten copy.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
typewriter

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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Typewriter

Type"writ`er\, n. 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.

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