copyistn.
/ˈkɒpɪɪst/, U.S. /ˈkɑpiəst/ One who copies or imitates; esp. one whose occupation is to transcribe documents.
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society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] > copyist
librarya1382
scribe1535
exemplifier1552
stationer1576
copier1597
transcriber1610
transcriptor1617
copy-clerk1623
exscribera1631
bibliographer1656
calligrapher1662
librarian1670
copist1682
copyist1699
calligraph1801
copiator1811
calligraphist1816
copying clerk1836
chirographer1848
the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > one who or that which imitates
followera1398
imitator1523
counterfeiter1526
counterfeitress1577
ape1594
imitatrix1606
emulator1652
figurer1665
mime1677
copier1679
copist1682
mimicker1693
copyist1756
mimic1791
polygraph1794
polygraphic1797
polygrapher1810
echoer1823
imitatressa1834
me-too1886
copycat1896
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > [noun] > artist > copyist
copist1682
copier1710
copyist1756
1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 475 An Error of the Copyists.
a1730 A. Blackwall Sacred Classics (1731) II. iii. 217 The first may be ascrib'd to the copyist's haste, negligence, or ignorance.
1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. i. 9 No original writer ever remained so unrivalled by succeeding copyists, as [Theocritus].
1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) V. 236 A faithfull copyist of ancient buildings, tombs, and prospects.
1813 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 210 Excepting England and her copyist, the United States, there is not a nation..which tolerates a paper circulation.
1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 5 Some of the original words or letters will have been mistaken by the copyist.
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