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Copyist

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scribenounSomeone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
scrivenernounA professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.

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scribenounSomeone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
scrivenernounA professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
copistnoun(obsolete) A copier; one who copies.
copiernounA machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.
penmannounA person with writing skills; a journalist or other author.
copyholdernoun(dated, publishing) A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
copy editornounSomeone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
autocopistnounAlternative form of autocopyist. [(historical) A kind of collotype-based document-copying machine.]
copyeditornounAlternative spelling of copy editor. [Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.]
autographistnounOne who signs an autograph.
papyrographernoun(rare, chiefly historical) One who writes on papyrus.
printmakernounA person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.
amanuensisnounOne employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
cutter and pasternoun(informal, computing) Anyone who copies text from one source and pastes it to another, using a computer.
duplicatornounA device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
recopiernounOne who, or that which, copies again.
copy-pasternoun(computing) One who copy-pastes.
copytakernoun(journalism, historical) A person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters.
copy writernouna writer of advertising copy.
copy typistnounA typist who types up written notes or drafts, rather than typing from dictation.

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