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Noun
/ˈkäpē-ist/,
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copyists, plural;
  1. A person who makes copies, esp. of handwritten documents or music

  2. A person who imitates the styles of others, esp. in art


  1. (copyist) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
  2. A copyist is a person who makes written copies. In ancient times, a scrivener was also called a calligraphus (pl. calligraphi). The term's modern use is almost entirely confined to music copyists, who are employed by the music industry to produce neat copies from a composer or arranger's manuscript.
  3. (Copyist) Those who copy text and books, also known as clerks and used as notaries.
  4. who dealt with basic production and correspondence