Plural of typewriter
regular plural
The plural of typewriter is typewriters.
Forms of typewriter
| Singular | typewriter [ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)] |
|---|---|
| Plural | typewriters |
| Countable | countable |
Typewriters in a sentence
- From the wooded ridge came in reply the clacking of "typewriters,” and bullets whined over our heads.1973, Edgar B. Jackson, Fall Out to the Right of the Road!, page 321
- Fortunately we were on the edge of a shallow shell hole when the sentry caught our movements and Fritz cut loose with the "typewriters."2005, R. Derby Holmes, A Yankee in the Trenches, page 60
- Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo.From the entry go the way of the dodo
- As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.From the entry fallback
- They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon.2018, Mark J. P. Wolf, The Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence. From the entry ribbon
Meaning of typewriter
- noun 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.
- noun One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
- noun A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
Questions about the plural of typewriter
- What is the plural of typewriter?
- The plural of typewriter is typewriters.
- Is typewriter countable?
- Typewriter is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: typewriter (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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