typewriter

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Synonyms: typewrite, typewrites, type writer, telewriter, typewritten, typewriters, typewrote

Antonyms: typewrite, typewrites, type writer, telewriter, typewritten, typewriters, typewrote

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q46335}}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.
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} One who uses a typewriter; a [[typist]].
3. {{lb|en|US|dated|slang}} A [[machine gun]] or [[submachine gun]] (from the noise it makes when firing).
4. A [[prank]] in which [[finger]]s are [[jab]]bed roughly onto someone's [[chest]] followed by striking them over the ear in [[imitation]] of using an old-fashioned typewriter.

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