typist

[ tahy-pist ]

/ ˈtaɪ pɪst /

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noun

a person who operates a typewriter.

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Origin of typist

1835–45 for earlier sense “typesetter”; 1880–85 for current sense; type + -ist

Words nearby typist

typically, typicon, typify, typing, typing element, typist, typo, typog., typographer, typographical, typographical error

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How to use typist in a sentence

Despite those flaws, it’s still a relatively distinctive offering for typists who want a keyboard that looks and feels special.
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The problem is that before his accident, DeGray was never more than a hunt-and-peck typist.
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Lower latency means less lag time, an important spec for gamers and the speedy typists amongst us.
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After Varahn’s victory in the September elections, Glenda, who had worked for many years as a typist, took on the duties of council secretary, and Hurshel Godfrey, another longtime resident, assumed the vice presidency.
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He taught at private schools before joining the New Yorker, where he met Bouton, who was then a typist.
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Taking a job as a typist at a factory, Laura soon finds an unlikely benefactor in her employer.
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When I could write longhand, I did that sometimes and then paid a typist.
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“When I started working at university, all people were thinking that I am a typist,” she says.
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Nakasal-ang ang taypist ug duha ka linya, The typist skipped two lines.
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He announced himself to a girl typist, and she referred him to a young man who came forth from a private room.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
As a typist he had proved himself expert; in shorthand he had attained the highest speed.
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I allude to Miss Joan Meredyth, for some time engaged by me as a typist in my city office.
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I am classified as a clerk-typist with the city civil service.
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British Dictionary definitions for typist

typist

/ (ˈtaɪpɪst) /

noun

a person who types, esp for a living

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