A person whose job is to write or copy documents using a typewriter or keyboard.
From 'type' (from Greek 'typos' meaning impression or mark) plus '-ist' (one who does). The word was coined in the late 1800s when typewriters became common office technology.
The rise of typists in the early 1900s was a huge career opportunity for women when most jobs were closed to them—typing was one of the first widely-available professional paths women could take.
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