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typist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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typ·ist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ noun [countable]  1. BOWRITEa secretary whose main job is to type letters 打字员2 WRITEsomeone who uses a computer keyboard or a typewriter 打字者 I’m a slow typist. 我打字很慢。
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typistInstead, the questions are relayed by a chat moderator, and a typist enters the replies.Of course, Nora felt being a typist was below her, and she couldn't bear the people she worked with.She was only a typist in the navy.A politically appointed typist could be required to type the same number of words a minute as the civil service typist.Their bosses view them as no more than glorified typists and they are denied career opportunities.If you are not a proficient typist, do not type your own work.But the typist turns out to be a prisoner serving a sentence for rape.This point of near total degradation would be reached before 99.9995 percent of the typists had even seen it.
From Longman Business Dictionarytypisttyp‧ist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ noun [countable] a secretary whose main job is to write letters and other documents using a WORD PROCESSOR
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typist
typist /ˈtaɪpəst, ˈtaɪpɪst/ noun [countable]
1. a secretary whose main job is to type letters
2. someone who uses a computer keyboard or a typewriter:
    I’m a slow typist.


typ·istBrE /ˈtaɪpɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪpɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who works in an office typing letters, etc. 打字员a person who uses a typewriter or computer keyboard (用打字机或计算机键盘的)打字者I'm quite a fast typist. 我打字相当快。🔊🔊