copyist

UK
/ˈkɒp.i.ɪst/
US
/ˈkɑː.pi.ɪst/

Translations

copyistnoun
copyists
pl
UK
/ˈkɒp.i.ɪst/
US
/ˈkɑː.pi.ɪst/
The copyist carefully transcribed the ancient manuscript.
Переписчик тщательно переписал древнюю рукопись.
The copyist was responsible for creating duplicates of important documents.
Копиист отвечал за создание дубликатов важных документов.
Synonyms
copyistadjective
more copyist
Comp.
most copyist
Super.
UK
/ˈkɒp.i.ɪst/
US
/ˈkɑː.pi.ɪst/
Used attributively to qualify nouns, e.g. ‘copyist error’.

Definitions

copyistnoun
A person who makes copies of written or printed material.
The copyist spent hours transcribing the ancient manuscript by hand.
An artist who imitates the style of another artist.
The gallery featured works by a renowned copyist who specialized in reproducing the paintings of the Old Masters.
copyistadjective
Relating to or produced by a copyist; involving the activity of copying.
The scholar traced the discrepancy to a copyist error in the medieval text.