Thesaurus results for COPYISTS

copyists

noun

plural of copyist

as in imitators

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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as in scribes

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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No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of imitators

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Socrates had the same fear about the act of writing, scribes had the same fear about Gutenberg’s printing press, and John Saxon had the same fear about the calculator.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Many workers who could not write Chinese relied on scribes to compose the letters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of scribes

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Over the course of about three days, Manson's followers tortured Hinman.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
She is recognized nationally by athletes and celebrities and her fans, borne from Murray’s influence on social media that counts more than 900,000 TikTok followers and 395,000 on Instagram.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of followers

Noun

For some supporters, there were alarming echoes of last year’s Hugo Ekitike ‘hijacking’.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The Wall Street Journal's Jason Zweig, who has a comprehensive grasp of financial history and a deft touch for illuminating it, explores the echoes here.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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