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单词 touch-typist
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touch-typistn.

Brit. /ˈtʌtʃˌtʌɪpɪst/, U.S. /ˈtətʃˌtaɪpəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch n., typist n.
Etymology: < touch n. + typist n. Compare later touch-type v., touch-typing n., and also sight typist at sight n.1 16.
A person who is able to operate a typewriter or computer keyboard without looking at the keys; a practitioner of touch-typing (touch-typing n.).
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touch-typist1901
1901 Scotsman 5 June 4/5 (advt.) Typists (good shorthand) call immediately 137 Princes Street, the Smith Premier Typewriter Co. being unable to supply demands for ‘touch’ typists.
1929 Telegr. & Telephone Jrnl. 16 13/1 Attention was concentrated upon touch-typing with the object of turning out highly-skilled touch-typists.
1972 ‘J. Bonett’ & ‘E. Bonett’ No Time to Kill vii. 90 I'm not a touch typist. Very few writers are.
2002 R. Barrass Writing at Work ii. 23 Some who type with two fingers may appear to type quickly but do not work as fast or as accurately as competent touch-typists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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