English > copyist: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts. |
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| Synonyms | scribe, scrivener |
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| Instances | Ezra | A Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem |
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| Broader | employee | A worker who is hired to perform a job |
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| Spanish | amanuense, copiador, copiante, copista, escriba, escribano, escribiente, plumista |
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| Catalan | amanuense, copista, escrivent |
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| Nouns | copy | a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) |
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| Verbs | copy | make a replica of |
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| copy | copy down as is |