Definition of typist
: a person who types especially as a job
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Dumanis, 65, started in the office as a clerk typist before becoming a prosecutor, a judge and then leading the District Attorney’s Office.
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Those positions — typist clerk III, computer lab assistant, academic technology specialist, account clerk and attendance clerk/secretary — total the equivalent of 3.25 full-time employees.
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And even thumb typists will appreciate an assist from the touch screen from time to time.
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As an initial step, the commissioners on Tuesday approved increasing staffing at the adult detention center by seven full-time correctional officers and three nonsworn positions, such as clerk typists and community services officers.
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In 1933, a Nazi friend helped her get hired as a typist in the news department of Berlin’s state radio station.
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The DataPen from Storm Primax is a handheld personal text scanner that the company says can read text about 10 to 20 times faster than your average typist.
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First Known Use of typist
1885
TYPIST Defined for English Language Learners
typist
playDefinition of typist for English Language Learners
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: a person who uses a typewriter or a computer keyboard
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: a person who works in an office and whose main job is typing letters, memos, etc.
TYPIST Defined for Kids
typist
playDefinition of typist for Students
: a person who uses a typewriter
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