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copyist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɒpiɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɑpiɪst/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English copy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English copyist From copy + -ist.

Meanings

  1. A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
copyists Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

autocopyist

Translations (19)

nl kopiist (person who makes manual copies of works) · mk препи́шувач (person who makes manual copies of works) · fi jäljentäjä (person who makes manual copies of works) · es amanuense (person who makes manual copies of works) · pt copista (person who makes manual copies of works) · de Kopistin (person who makes manual copies of works) · fr copiste (person who makes manual copies of works) · pl kopistka (person who makes manual copies of works) · it copista (person who makes manual copies of works) · de Kopist (person who makes manual copies of works) · fi kopisti (person who makes manual copies of works) · el αντιγραφέας (person who makes manual copies of works) · la librariolus (person who makes manual copies of works) · pl kopista (person who makes manual copies of works) · es copista (person who makes manual copies of works) · ka გადამწერი (person who makes manual copies of works) · tr kopist (person who makes manual copies of works) · la librarius (person who makes manual copies of works) · ca copista (person who makes manual copies of works)