touch-typist

noun

A person who can type on a keyboard, of a computer or typewriter, without looking; normally using all ten fingers.

“It's easier to make data entries if you're a touch-typist.”

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Meanings

nountouch-typist (plural touch-typists)

plural touch-typists

  1. A person who can type on a keyboard, of a computer or typewriter, without looking; normally using all ten fingers.

    It's easier to make data entries if you're a touch-typist.

Origin

From touch + typist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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