copyist

[ kop-ee-ist ]

/ ˈkɒp i ɪst /

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noun

a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.

an imitator.

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Origin of copyist

First recorded in 1690–1700; copy + -ist

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Examples from the Web for copyist

The copyist moves into the office, won't be dismissed, won't accept a gift of money to go away.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Almost immediately the copyist refuses to perform basic elements of his job: proof-reading for example.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps the copyist forgot a word, as for instance the epithet pravus.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 6 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Brahms is no copyist, reproducing with careful fidelity the precise outline of a master's original.
Studies in Modern Music, Second Series|W. H. Hadow

He may be a copyist, he may be an amanuensis, he may be a writer of originals, and furnish both the language and the ideas.
Christian Science|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Here one may see the pen-and-ink drawings of Claude, divided into squares to prepare them for the copyist.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3|Various
This view would make Ezekiel an enthusiastic admirer and copyist of Jeremiah.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein

British Dictionary definitions for copyist

copyist

/ (ˈkɒpɪɪst) /

noun

a person who makes written copies; transcriber

a person who imitates or copies

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