English Explanatory Dictionary

Chicago typewriter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Synonym of Thompson submachine gun.

Word forms

Chicago typewriter Chicago typewriters

Etymology

From its use by Chicago's underworld in the Prohibition Era, and likening the rattling sound of gunfire to that of a typewriter.

Synonyms

Thompson submachine gun Tommy gun Chicago atomizer Chicago piano Chicago style chopper

Related words

Chicago lightning Chicago overcoat

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