copyist
Americannoun
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a person who makes written copies; transcriber
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a person who imitates or copies
Etymology
Origin of copyist
Example Sentences
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A woman develops a special bond with composer Ludwig van Beethoven while working as his copyist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019
Pierre loses his fortune and becomes a writer; Isabel becomes his diligent copyist.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 22, 2019
“Halloo old John, I wrote this letter,” copyist Harriet Straub wrote in the margin of one.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2018
Her father was a civil engineer, her mother a music copyist.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2014
In designing any work, a careful regard should be given to precedents, remembering that a good designer must also be a good copyist.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
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