typewriter n 1: hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
Typewriter \Type"writ`er\, n. 1. An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper. [1913 Webster] 2. One who uses such an instrument. [1913 Webster]