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ˈkɒp i ɪstcopy·ist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. copyist, scribe, scrivenernoun

    someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

Wiktionary

  1. copyistnoun

    a person who makes written copies of manuscripts; a scrivener or scribe

Wikipedia

  1. Copyist

    A copyist is a person that makes duplications of the same thing. The term is sometimes used for artists who make copies of other artists' paintings. However, the modern use of the term is almost entirely confined to music copyists, who are employed by the music industry to produce neat copies from a composer or arranger's manuscript.

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  1. copyist

    A copyist is a person who specializes in making copies or duplicates of original documents, pieces of art or music sheets, typically by hand. This role was particularly significant before the invention of printing technology when all duplications had to be done manually. In a modern context, it can also refer to a person who just imitates or replicates the work of others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Copyistnoun

    a copier; a transcriber; an imitator; a plagiarist

Wikidata

  1. Copyist

    A copyist is a person who makes copies. The term is sometimes used for artists who make copies of other artists' paintings. However, the modern use of the term is almost entirely confined to music copyists, who are employed by the music industry to produce neat copies from a composer or arranger's manuscript.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of copyist in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of copyist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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