teletypewriter

Questions about teletypewriter

What does teletypewriter mean?

teletypewriter means "a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter".

How many syllables are in teletypewriter?

teletypewriter has 6 syllables: te-le-ty-pe-wri-ter. The stress falls on "pe".

What is another word for teletypewriter?

Close synonyms include teleprinter, teletype machine, telex, telex machine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is teletypewriter a common word?

teletypewriter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.