typer

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noun

A typewriter.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

nountyper (plural typers)

plural typers

  1. A typewriter.

    I don't trust the human beast, Head, and I don't like crowds. I drink my beer, hit the typer and wait.

    1967, Charles Bukowski, letter, 18 October, in On Writing, Canongate 2016, p. 97
  2. Someone who types; a typist.
    1 more example

    This resulted in four equal groups: fast typers in the speed payoff condition (IKIs of 184, 184, 198, 264, 286, and 309 msec), slow typers in the speed payoff condition (IKIs of 317, 382, 384, 394, 394, and 470 msec), fast typers in the accuracy payoff condition (IKIs of 211, 224, 226, 255, 259, and 276 msec), and slow typers in the accuracy payoff condition (IKIs of 290, 388, 403, 405, 443, and 451 msec).

    2015 July 11, “Strategic Adaptation to Task Characteristics, Incentives, and Individual Differences in Dual-Tasking”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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APA

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MLA

“typer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typer.

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