typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
ˈtīp-ˌrī-tər 
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Every night, my father turned that tiny space into an office, sitting cross-legged in a wide armchair, hunched over the coffee table that held our most valuable possession, a new IBM Selectric typewriter.
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Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s even a typewriter in one of the bedrooms for a writer who needs a quiet retreat to pen the Great American Novel.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
As Lee, Maddy stalks the set like a grizzly bear, roaring with rage, belching his way through numerous cans of beer, standing on chairs and massacring a typewriter.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
By the age of three, she was consumed with letters and their patterns, with the musical sound of a typewriter.
—Patti Callahan Henry, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
There’s even a typewriter in one of the bedrooms for a writer who needs a quiet retreat to pen the Great American Novel.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
As Lee, Maddy stalks the set like a grizzly bear, roaring with rage, belching his way through numerous cans of beer, standing on chairs and massacring a typewriter.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
By the age of three, she was consumed with letters and their patterns, with the musical sound of a typewriter.
—Patti Callahan Henry, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Typewriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typewriter. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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typewriter
noun
type·writ·er
ˈtī-ˌprīt-ər
: a machine that prints letters or figures when a person pushes its keys down
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