typer
- noun
- /ˈtaɪpər/
- Archaic
:
máquina de escribir
- Many writers once relied on a mechanical typer before computers became common.
Well, truthfully, in spite of the awful space bar, the Bamboo Lertron is probably the better typer.
- Well, truthfully, in spite of the awful space bar, the Bamboo Lertron is probably the better typer.
Examples
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She found a vintage typer at the flea market and decided to restore it.
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The museum displayed an old typer used by journalists in the early 1900s.
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The old typer still works perfectly.
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Many writers prefer using a typer over a computer.
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The museum displayed an old typer used by journalists in the early 1900s.
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She found a vintage typer at the flea market and decided to restore it.
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Many writers once relied on a mechanical typer before computers became common.
Synonyms
98
3.2
A machine with keys that prints letters on paper to write documents before computers
1
8.8
A machine like a typewriter that sends and prints messages over wires
A machine like a typewriter that prints messages sent over wires
How Modern
∞
1.0
- Specialized
11
3.0
- Archaic
2
4.3
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Typer comes from type 'form' or 'letter' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a typer can mean a machine that makes letters or prints text, which is why it names a device like a typewriter.