teletypist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of teletypist
Example Sentences
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I got a summer job as a teletypist on the floor of the exchange.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2018
In case of a match the teletypist would alert a second patrol car at the bridge's other exit.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2014
In 1962, after serving as a public information officer in the Army, Mr. Raspberry was hired by The Post as a teletypist.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2012
"Baseball is over," said a Reuters teletypist to a U.N. staff member in a washroom at Flushing Meadows.
From Time Magazine Archive
A stint in the Army brought him to Washington, where he got a job as a teletypist for the Post.
From Time Magazine Archive
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