A skilled worker who specializes in the electrotyping process for creating printing plates.
From electrotype + -ist (one who practices a skill). A specialized occupational term from the printing industry, primarily used in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Electrotypists were specialized craftspeople who combined knowledge of chemistry, electricity, and printing—they were the engineers of Victorian printing houses, and their skills were highly valued and well-paid.
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