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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See copier.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See copier.

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  • noun Archaic form of copier.

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Examples

  • The first members were Joseph Breintnal, a copyer of deeds for the scriveners, a good-natur’d, friendly, middle-ag’d man, a great lover of poetry, reading all he could meet with, and writing some that was tolerable; very ingenious in many little Nicknackeries, and of sensible conversation.

    Paras. 101-150 1909

  • The first members were Joseph Breintnal, a copyer of deeds for the scriveners, a good-natur'd, friendly, middle-ag'd man, a great lover of poetry, reading all he could meet with, and writing some that was tolerable; very ingenious in many little Nicknackeries, and of sensible conversation.

    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1994 Edition) 1909

  • The first members were Joseph Breintnal, a copyer of deeds for the scriveners, a good-natur'd, friendly, middle-ag'd man, a great lover of poetry, reading all he could meet with, and writing some that was tolerable; very ingenious in many little Nicknackeries, and of sensible conversation.

    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 1771

  • The first members were Joseph Breintnal, a copyer of deeds for the scriveners, a good-natur'd, friendly middle-ag'd man, a great lover of poetry, reading all he could meet with, and writing some that was tolerable; very ingenious in many little Nicknackeries, and of sensible conversation.

    Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1748

  • The first members were Joseph Breintnal, a copyer of deeds for the scriveners, a good-natur'd, friendly, middle-ag'd man, a great lover of poetry, reading all he could meet with, and writing some that was tolerable; very ingenious in many little Nicknackeries, and of sensible conversation.

    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 1748

  • Fletcher are poor and narrow, in comparison of Shakspeare's; I remember not one which is not borrowed from him; unless you will except that strange mixture of a man in the "King and no King;" so that in this part Shakespeare is generally worth our imitation; and to imitate Fletcher is but to copy after him who was a copyer.

    The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665

  • As soon as I hit the print button on my computer, 1 / 10th to 1 sec. this copyer reacts.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2009

  • To this nian was given my manufcriptto copy, and to be paid for itj but my friend preferring (very naturally) his own interior opinion, recommended it to the copyer to cri - ticife alfo as he went along.

    Reflection: A Poem, in Four Cantos ... 1790

  • To do this effectually, you muft read them fo as to be able to fee their fever al beauties, and (yet without being a fervile copyer or a plagiarift) to transfufe into yoor own ftyle aad compos E a fitioa

    Letters Concerning Education: Addressed to a Gentleman Entering at the ... 1785

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