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[ UK /kˈɒpɪˌɪst/ ]
NOUN
  1. someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

How To Use copyist In A Sentence

  • Berns studied classical piano as a child, and worked as a record salesman, music copyist and session pianist in his teens and twenties.
  • Many who were less talented at writing entered the world of publishing as editors, calligraphers, copyists, or proofreaders.
  • Their best ideas were all nicked, but sharp songwriting and a fantastic image elevated them beyond mere copyists.
  • At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
  • This painting is by a copyist.
  • The inclusion of so many annotations does not sit easily with the view that these books were commissioned from professional copyists.
  • It of course took quite some months to copy a book, but a skilled copyist could manage a document much more quickly.
  • The Chinese painters were meticulous copyists of the bookplates, drawings, or watercolors of arms provided them.
  • He is no mere copyist though, as he manages to create a sound all his own, rooted entirely in artistry.
  • Eighteenth-century miniaturists were part of an industry of copyists who provided full-scale replicas for a range of residences and official sites or reduced life-size portraits to handy pocket-size miniatures.
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