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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
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British Dictionary definitions for typist

typist
/ (ˈtaɪpɪst) /

noun
a person who types, esp for a living
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