Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copyist

/ˈkɑpiɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
copy-ist
IPA
/ˈkɑpiɪst/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.

Etymology

Etymology tree English copy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English copyist From copy + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑpiɪst/
  • British English: /ˈkɒpiɪst/

Inflected Forms

copyists (plural)

Derived Forms

autocopyist

Synonyms

scribe scrivener

Questions

How do you pronounce copyist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑpiɪst/.
What does copyist mean?
A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
Where does copyist come from?
Etymology tree English copy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English copyist From copy + -ist.

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