different between typewrite vs typewriter

English

Etymology

Back-formation from typewriter.

Verb

typewrite (third-person singular simple present typewrites, present participle typewriting, simple past typewrote, past participle typewritten)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To type using a typewriter.
   • 1925, William Frederick Book, Learning to Typewrite: With a Discussion of the Psychology and Pedagogy of Skill, The Gregg pub. co.,

     These facts are set forth for learning to typewrite in Part II of this book.

   • 1935, New Jersey Secondary School Teachers' Association, Lord Dufferin School. Old Boys Association, Yearbook, page 215,

     IF THE businessman discovers that his new office worker cannot spell, typewrite, compute percentage or punctuate properly, he is immediately confronted with a series of in-training problems.

   • 1944, Robert Luther Duffus, The Innocents at Cedro: A Memoir of Thorsein Veblen and Some Others, The Macmillan company, page 71,

     I began to typewrite copy letters for him, and I have never been long free from the typewriter since.

   • 1994, Kas Mazurek and Margret A. Winzer, Comparative Studies in Special Education, Gallaudet University Press, page 193,

     Third, a major barrier for blind and physically handicapped children is removed by permitting them to typewrite their answers during public examinations.

English

Etymology

From type +? writer.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [?ta?p??a?t?(?)]

Noun

typewriter (plural typewriters)

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. (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
3. (US, dated, slang) 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.

Synonyms

• typographer
• (one who uses a typewriter): typist

Derived terms

Related terms

• type
• typewrite
• typist
• write

Translations

See also

• touch-typist