typewriter

Definitions

• 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.
• (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
• (US) A machine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
• 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.