Synonyms for teletype
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Teleprinter — A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other…
a, teleprinter, teletypewriter, teletyper, telecryptograph, telotype dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
- n. 2
A telegram produced by this device.
Related words
- Word family
- teletypist
Forms
- Plural
- teletypes → teleprinters, teletypewriters, teletypers, telecryptographs…
Example sentences
- telegram The telegram was a trick to get her to come home.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| teletype | falling | |
| teleprinter | falling | |
| teletypewriter | falling | |
| telegram | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 1 letters
- a1
- 5 letters
- telex2
- 8 letters
- telegram3, telotype
- 9 letters
- teletyper
- 11 letters
- teleprinter
- 14 letters
- teletypewriter
- 15 letters
- telecryptograph
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (telex2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- téléscripteur