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copier|ˈkɒpɪə(r)|
Also 6–8 copyer, 8 coppier.
[f. copy v. + -er1.]
1. One who copies or makes a copy of a writing or document; a transcriber, copyist.
1597Morley Introd. Mus. 151 To impute it to the ouersight of the copyers. 1610Holland Camden's Brit. i. 349 The Copiantes or Copiers out of old bookes wrot it. 1699Bentley Phal. Introd. 9 The Scribes and Copyers of those Times. 1779–81Johnson L.P., A. Philips, He supposed it to be corrupted by the copiers. 1879Furnivall E. Eng. Text Soc. Rep. 8 For the decipherment of the faded text the Society is indebted to its Oxford copier.
b. One who copies a work of art.
1710Steele Tatler No. 166 ⁋3 This Order has produced great Numbers of tolerable Copiers in Painting. 1719J. Richardson Art Crit. 175 Neither is that..Intirely Coppy where the Whole Thought is taken, but the manner of the Coppier used as to the Colouring.
2. One who copies or imitates; an imitator.
1679Dryden Tr. & Cr. Pref., To imitate Fletcher is but to copy after him who was a Copyer. a1700― Vind. Dk. Guise (R.), The Sorbonists were the original, and our schismaticks in England were the copiers of rebellion. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 164 ⁋9 His virtues will be cited to justify the copiers of his vices. 1876Mozley Univ. Serm. vii. 158 Such imitation does not in the least interfere with the natural character of the copier.
3. A device for making copies of documents, etc., esp. a photocopier.
1917L. R. Dicksee Office Machinery & Appliances ii. 14 Even if the best press-copiers are unsatisfactory, the average Duplicator is still more so. 1919H. Etheridge Dict. Typewriting 62 The letter copier, with chemically-prepared paper, seems to fulfil all requirements. 1928L. R. Dicksee Office Machinery & Appliances (ed. 3) vii. 54 This last-named advantage..is also a peculiar advantage of the various photographic copiers. 1947Machines & Appliances in Govt. Offices (H.M.S.O.) 16/2 The process through the copier is the same as for dye-line. 1966Economist 15 Oct. 300/2 Most offices need a copier. 1984Sydney Morning Herald 10 Nov. 14/4 (Advt.), We market the highly successful U-bix range of copiers. |