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Definition of "teleprinter" []

  • A teletypewriter. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "teleprinter" in a sentence
  • "Gingrich adds that if he is the Republican nominee he will dog Obama's re-election campaign by turning up four hours after the president speaks in any place to give his own speech "but without a teleprinter".2.26pm: Here's a smart piece by Kevin Drum of Mother Jones on whether Newt Gingrich is any good at debating or not."
  • "At lunchtime the editor of the East African Standard telephoned the princess's secretary, Martin Charteris, at the Outspan to ask if the teleprinter reports were true."
  • "She would go away when we sprayed teleprinter lubricant (we had large supplies but no machine following two of us being sent on the ‘relevant’ week of training) behind her to dispel the phantom officers who were spying on her."