Copyist
(noun)
- A person who makes copies, especially of written or printed material.
- A person who is skilled in transcribing, reproducing or duplicating written or printed materials.
Origin:
From the latin word "copiare", meaning "to copy" and "ist" which is a suffix indicating a person who practices or is an expert in a certain activity.
Examples:
- He was a professional copyist and earned his living by making copies of documents and manuscripts.
- She was a copyist for a publishing company, responsible for transcribing and reproducing books.
- He was a skilled copyist, able to reproduce old manuscripts with great accuracy.
- She was a copyist for a museum, responsible for reproducing historical documents.
- He was a copyist and also a calligrapher, who was able to reproduce any type of handwriting.