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

typical, typicon, typify, typing, typing element, typist, typo, typo-, typo., typog., typographer

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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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"Put up yer camery, typist" says Flannagan, getting hold of his diplomacy.
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As for the intrigue with a typist, has Claudius Clear never heard of an intrigue with a typist before?
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She is a typist, and should be home by this time in the evening.
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A clerk said doubtfully: "Have you come about the typist's situation?"
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At such junctures it is an advantage if the typist happens to be a he, because you can tell him what you think of him.
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British Dictionary definitions for typist

typist

/ (ˈtaɪpɪst) /

noun

a person who types, esp for a living

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typist

noun

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