typist

[tahy-pist]

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noun

a person who operates a typewriter.

Origin of typist

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

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Examples from the Web for typist

Contemporary Examples

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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Historical Examples

I asked if she was a shop assistant, and with a toss of her head she told me she was a typist.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
Hall Caine
I got a post as typist in a city office and I drifted to Shamrock House.
To Love
Margaret Peterson
That she was a high-bred lady his own senses had told him, whether she were a typist or no!
The Career of Katherine Bush
Elinor Glyn
The typist looked down at them, and she couldnt help laughing.
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Katherine Mansfield
Challis knew he could rely on the accuracy of this typist, at a pinch.
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British Dictionary definitions for typist

typist

noun

a person who types, esp for a living

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Word Origin and History for typist

n.

1843, from type (n.) + -ist.

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Examples from the Web for typist

Contemporary Examples

Taking a job as a typist at a factory, Laura soon finds an unlikely benefactor in her employer.

When I could write longhand, I did that sometimes and then paid a typist.

“When I started working at university, all people were thinking that I am a typist,” she says.

Historical Examples

I asked if she was a shop assistant, and with a toss of her head she told me she was a typist.

I got a post as typist in a city office and I drifted to Shamrock House.

That she was a high-bred lady his own senses had told him, whether she were a typist or no!

The typist looked down at them, and she couldnt help laughing.

Challis knew he could rely on the accuracy of this typist, at a pinch.

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Word Origin and History for typist

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Origin of typist