-īd.ə(r), -ītə- noun
Etymology: type (I) + writer
1. : any of various instruments or machines for writing in characters similar to those produced by printers' types ; especially : one in which the characters are produced by steel types striking the paper through an inked ribbon with the types being actuated by corresponding keys on a keyboard and the paper being held by a platen that is automatically moved along with a carriage when a key is struck
2.
[ typewrite + -er ]
: typist
3. : a printing typeface that is designed to imitate typewriting and that usually has all characters of the same set