typewriter
noun/ˈtaɪpraɪtə(r)/
/ˈtaɪpraɪtər/
- a machine that produces writing similar to print. It has keys that you press to make metal letters or signs hit a piece of paper through a long, narrow piece of cloth covered with ink (= coloured liquid).
- an electronic typewriter
- a typewriter ribbon
- The letter had been written on an old typewriter.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTypewriter is used before these nouns:- keyboard
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