# typewriter

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #20,803

## Definitions
1. 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. One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
3. A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
4. A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.

## Etymology
From type + writer.

## Common misspellings (16)
`tpyewriter`, `ttypewriter`, `tyepwriter`, `typerwiter`, `typewirter`, `typewrietr`, `typewriterr`, `typewritre`, `typewritter`, `typewrriter`, `typewrtier`, `typewwriter`, `typpewriter`, `typweriter`, `tyypewriter`, `ytpewriter`

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