typist

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I ought to answer some advertisement for a typist--I can do that, but not stenography--and take a regular job.

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  1. noun One who operates a typewriter.

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  • “Let me.” Sarah was a hunt-and-peck typist, and not a very fast one. —  Analog SFF, November 2006
  • The lack of a touch-typist keyboard hinders data entry, but it doesn't restrict any other purpose of the device. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • What makes them so desirable is that mechanical keyboards tend to be constructed of higher quality materials, they last longer and are more reliable, and most importantly, once properly acclimated to one, a mechanical key switch keyboard will make you a better typist -- you may even be able to get work done faster, with less fatigue. —  HotHardware.com News Rss Feed
  • I'm a wretched typist, so I can speak a lot more names than I can type. —  Frugal In Virginia
  • But again, this depends on how you're using it -- if you're doing e-mail or word processing, even if you're an exceptionally fast typist, the cpu is so fast it will hardly notice you. —  Discussions: Message List - root
 

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  1. type, v., + -ist.
  2. from type + -ist.
 

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/ˈtaɪpɪst/
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