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teleprinter

noun

Etymology

From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + printer.

  1. inherited from *printen✻
  2. suffixed as printer — “print + er”
  3. prefixed as teleprinter — “tele + printer”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in…

    Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.

    • Particulars of trains are advised from Willesden Telegraph Office by teleprinter, supplemented as necessary by telephone from Euston Arrival Box.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA