# Chicago typewriter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Thompson submachine gun.

## Etymology
From its use by Chicago's underworld in the Prohibition Era, and likening the rattling sound of gunfire to that of a typewriter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chicago-typewriter