Definition of TELEPRINTER

teleprinter

Plural: teleprinters

Noun

  • a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
  • Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

teletype machine, teletypewriter, telex, telex machine, teletype

Scrabble Score: 13

teleprinter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
teleprinter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
teleprinter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

teleprinter: valid Words With Friends Word