autocopyist|ɔːtəʊˈkɒpiːɪst| [f. auto-1 + copyist.] An apparatus for producing facsimile copies of written matter. (Disused.) 1888Encycl.Brit. XXIV. 697/2 In principle the auto⁓copyist is like the hektograph.1907Daily Chron. 21 Jan. 3/5 Sketch maps..have been reproduced by means of an autocopyist.