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teletypist

American  
[tel-i-tahy-pist] / ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪ pɪst /

noun

  1. a person who operates a teletypewriter.


Etymology

Origin of teletypist

tele- 1 + typist

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

When it "hits" a wanted number, a bell rings, the number is automatically typed out, and the teletypist radios ahead to a second prowl car parked some 900 ft. down the road.

From Time Magazine Archive

His dark-eyed daughter Euphemia was indeed employed by Tass, as a clerk and teletypist.

From Time Magazine Archive

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