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typewritist

typewritist noun: a typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter.

Noun

typewritist (plural typewritists)

  1. (obsolete) A typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter.
    • What is a typewriter? It is a machine. Some people call the young lady who operates the machine, a typewriter. This is an error: she is a typewritist.1891, Edith Eaton, "The Typewriter", The National Stenographer, Harvard University, p. 215

Forms of typewritist

pluraltypewritists

Origin of typewritist

From typewrite + -ist.

Questions about typewritist

What does typewritist mean?
Typewritist means a typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter.
What part of speech is typewritist?
Typewritist is a noun.
What is the plural of typewritist?
The plural of typewritist is typewritists.

Words near typewritist in the dictionary

  1. typewriters
  2. typewritery
  3. typewrites
  4. typewriting
  5. typewritings
  6. typewritist
  7. typewritists
  8. typewritten
  9. typewrote
  10. typey
  11. Typh

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