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typewriter (n.)

in the mechanical sense, 1868, from type (n.) + writer. Related: Type-write (v.) "print by means of a typewriter;" type-written (1882). Slang office-piano "typewriter" is by 1942.

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Definitions of typewriter from WordNet

typewriter (n.)
hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time;
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