copyist
Example Sentences
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It’s like an artist being a copyist at a museum; you learn by emulating the strokes of others.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2020
A woman develops a special bond with composer Ludwig van Beethoven while working as his copyist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019
Pierre loses his fortune and becomes a writer; Isabel becomes his diligent copyist.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 22, 2019
“Halloo old John, I wrote this letter,” copyist Harriet Straub wrote in the margin of one.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2018
The carelessness, or the vitiated atmosphere, that leads a copyist to misrepresent one word is sure to lead him into error about another.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon
