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typist

UK/'taipist/US
C2

Definitions

n.

A person who types documents, especially as their job.

打字员

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
typimpression, mark, form, kind
+
-istone who practices, believer in
=typist

typ (type, to strike keys) + -ist (one who) = 'one who types.' See type (verb).

Root type still carries 11 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.skilled typist熟练的打字员
  • 2.professional typist专业打字员
  • 3.touch typist盲打打字员

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She worked as a typist before computers were common.

  • 2.

    A fast touch typist rarely looks at the keyboard.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluraltypists
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