typist

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English

Etymology

From type +‎ -ist.

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Noun

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typist (plural typists)

  1. A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.
    • 1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 131:
      During that Sunday 42 typists in the Traffic Manager's office at Glasgow were working long hours to produce the staff duty diagrams and new timesheets for the improvised Airdrie-Helensburgh and Coatbridge-Balloch services; ...

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English typist.

Pronunciation

Noun

typist m (plural typisten, feminine typiste)

  1. a typist