typist
pronunciation
How to pronounce typist in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪpɪst]
How to pronounce typist in American English:
US [ˈtaɪpɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone paid to operate a typewriter
Word Origin
- typist (n.)
- 1843, "compositor," from type (n.) + -ist. Meaning "person who operates a typewriter" is from 1884.
Example
- 1. One typist types one page in two minutes .
- 2. Also , while a typist 's left - or right-handedness didn 't seem to matter , jasmin said there 's not yet enough data to be certain .
- 3. His mother was a typist .
- 4. Peterffy 's team responded by building a robot typist , and he was allowed to continue .
- 5. Whether you 're a hunt-and-peck typist or a rachmaninoff of the keyboard , you will make mistakes .