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
In February and March this year, he spent one day a week in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s copyist program, creating interpretation of masterpieces with his easel set up in galleries.
From New York Times • May 21, 2017
It is a case, too, where an amanuensis or copyist cannot be trusted.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile
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