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copyist|ˈkɒpɪɪst|
[A modification of the earlier copist, brought into more obvious relation to copy v.]
One who copies or imitates; esp. one whose occupation is to transcribe documents.
1699Bentley Phal. 475 An Error of the Copyists. 1725–27Blackwall Sacr. Class. II. 217 (T.) The first may be ascribed to the copyist's haste, negligence, or ignorance. 1756J. Warton Ess. Pope I. 9 (T.) No original writer ever remained so unrivalled by succeeding copyists, as [Theocritus]. 1762–71H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. (1786) V. 36 A faithfull copyist of ancient buildings, tombs, and prospects. 1813T. Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 210 Excepting England and her copyist, the United States, there is not a nation..which tolerates a paper circulation. 1875Scrivener Lect. Grk. Test. 5 Some of the original words or letters will have been mistaken by the copyist. |