copist

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/ˈkɒpɪst/

noun

A copier; one who copies.

OriginFrench copiste →
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Meanings

nouncopist (plural copists)

plural copists

  1. obsoleteA copier; one who copies.

    […] whether the Writer be Poet, Philosopher, or of whatever kind, he is in truth no other than a copist after NATURE.

    1710, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Soliloquy: or, Advice to an Author
  2. misspellingMisspelling of copyist.

Origin

  1. Frenchcopiste
  2. Englishcopist

From French copiste. See copy.

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APA

copist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copist

MLA

“copist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copist.

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