different between typewriter vs brailler

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

English

Etymology

braille +? -er

Noun

brailler (plural braillers)

1. (technology) A typewriter used to emboss paper with braille cells to be read by the visually impaired instead of using a manual stylus.
   • 2005, Jean E. Olmstead, Itinerant teaching (page 190)

     Use pads under braillers to reduce noise and under reading-writing stands to counteract sliding.

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bragulare, from Latin bragere. Compare braire. Cognate with the English bray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??.je/

Verb

brailler

1. to holler, yell
2. to bawl

Conjugation

Further reading

• “brailler” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• brillera