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1
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
- she prides herself on being an innovator in fashion, and not a mere copyist
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2
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
- some scholars argue that the vexing passage reflects a misreading of the text by an early copyist
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“Copyist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of copyist was in 1696
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