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linotypist

linotypist noun: a person who operated a linotype machine.

Noun

linotypist (plural linotypists)

  1. A person who operated a linotype machine.

Forms of linotypist

plurallinotypists

Origin of linotypist

From linotype + -ist.

Questions about linotypist

What does linotypist mean?
Linotypist means a person who operated a linotype machine.
What part of speech is linotypist?
Linotypist is a noun.
What is the plural of linotypist?
The plural of linotypist is linotypists.

Words near linotypist in the dictionary

  1. linotyped
  2. linotyper
  3. linotypers
  4. linotypes
  5. linotyping
  6. linotypist
  7. linotypists
  8. linoxin
  9. linoxins
  10. linoxyn
  11. linoxyns

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