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touch-typist

touch-typist noun: a person who can type on a keyboard, of a computer or typewriter, without looking; normally using all ten fingers.

Noun

touch-typist (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.

Forms of touch-typist

pluraltouch-typists

Origin of touch-typist

From touch + typist.

Questions about touch-typist

What does touch-typist mean?
Touch-typist means a person who can type on a keyboard, of a computer or typewriter, without looking; normally using all ten fingers.
What part of speech is touch-typist?
Touch-typist is a noun.
What is the plural of touch-typist?
The plural of touch-typist is touch-typists.

Words near touch-typist in the dictionary

  1. touch-tones
  2. touch-type
  3. touch-typed
  4. touch-types
  5. touch-typing
  6. touch-typist
  7. touch-typists
  8. touch-up
  9. touch-ups
  10. toucha
  11. touchability

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