Typist
noun
A person whose job is to type documents, letters, etc.
She worked as a typist in a law firm.
Often appears as...
- legal typist
- professional typist
noun
A person who types on a typewriter or computer keyboard, especially as a job or skill.
John used to be a typist before he became a programmer.
Often appears as...
- technical typist
- computer typist
noun
A person whose job is to type documents, letters, etc.
She worked as a typist in a law firm.
Often appears as...
- legal typist
- professional typist
noun
A person who types on a typewriter or computer keyboard, especially as a job or skill.
John used to be a typist before he became a programmer.
Often appears as...
- technical typist
- computer typist
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Office Setting
Typically found in business environments like law firms, clerical departments, or administrative offices.
The office typist is responsible for preparing all the formal correspondence.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdated Profession
Due to advances in technology, the role of a typist is becoming less common.
My aunt was a typist before computers changed her job.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Skills
Being a typist often requires additional skills like understanding of grammar and formatting documents properly.
A good typist not only types quickly but also pays attention to the details.
Pro Tip 1/3Office Setting
Typically found in business environments like law firms, clerical departments, or administrative offices.
The office typist is responsible for preparing all the formal correspondence.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdated Profession
Due to advances in technology, the role of a typist is becoming less common.
My aunt was a typist before computers changed her job.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Skills
Being a typist often requires additional skills like understanding of grammar and formatting documents properly.
A good typist not only types quickly but also pays attention to the details.
Pro Tip 1/3Office Setting
Typically found in business environments like law firms, clerical departments, or administrative offices.
The office typist is responsible for preparing all the formal correspondence.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdated Profession
Due to advances in technology, the role of a typist is becoming less common.
My aunt was a typist before computers changed her job.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Skills
Being a typist often requires additional skills like understanding of grammar and formatting documents properly.
A good typist not only types quickly but also pays attention to the details.
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to develop muscle memory. Now, she's the fastest typist she knows. Before becoming a writer, Nora was a financial planner. She had to learn the finer mechanics of sales when she was starting her practice, and this skill now helps her write compelling pitches to editors.
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Why some of us don't...
to develop muscle memory. Now, she's the fastest typist she knows. Before becoming a writer, Nora was a financial planner. She had to learn the finer mechanics of sales when she was starting her practice, and this skill now helps her write compelling pitches to editors.
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Stacy Schiff
American Author
Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I write first drafts with a mechanical pencil and a yellow legal pad. There's good reason for this primitive behavior: I am a crackerjack typist. My hand moves far more quickly than my brain.
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Robert Wilson
American Director
My mother was a great typist. She said she loved to type because it gave her time to think. She was a secretary for an insurance company. She was a poor girl; she'd grown up in an orphanage, and she went to a business college - and then worked to put her brothers through school.
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Jack McBrayer
American Actor
I have always prided myself on if, hypothetically, the entertainment industry just dissolved, just went away today, I feel that I have enough marketable skills that I could still contribute to society and make a difference. I'm a very good typist.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
I'm an expert typist. I learned in high school. I would close my eyes and just type without worrying about mistakes. I tried to penetrate my heart, and as I let my thoughts drift, things bubbled up to the surface.
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Kevin J. Anderson
American Writer
I've had the same, full-time assistant and typist for eight or nine years now. She's read everything I've written, she types everything and does a good job, translates it and makes comments.
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Barbara Hale
American Actress
I guess I was just meant to be a secretary who doesn't take shorthand. I'm a lousy typist, too - 33 words a minute.
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Jeffrey Zeldman
American Businessman
On the traditional computer keyboard, I'm a super-fast touch typist. I mastered touch typing in high school.
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Chris Colfer
American Actor
I can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually.
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Shelley Hennig
American Actress
I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.
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Lisa Jewell
British Author
I am a terrible, terrible typist. I could not have been a writer in the age of typewriters.
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Stacy Schiff
American Author
Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I write first drafts with a mechanical pencil and a yellow legal pad. There's good reason for this primitive behavior: I am a crackerjack typist. My hand moves far more quickly than my brain.
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Robert Wilson
American Director
My mother was a great typist. She said she loved to type because it gave her time to think. She was a secretary for an insurance company. She was a poor girl; she'd grown up in an orphanage, and she went to a business college - and then worked to put her brothers through school.
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Jack McBrayer
American Actor
I have always prided myself on if, hypothetically, the entertainment industry just dissolved, just went away today, I feel that I have enough marketable skills that I could still contribute to society and make a difference. I'm a very good typist.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
I'm an expert typist. I learned in high school. I would close my eyes and just type without worrying about mistakes. I tried to penetrate my heart, and as I let my thoughts drift, things bubbled up to the surface.
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Kevin J. Anderson
American Writer
I've had the same, full-time assistant and typist for eight or nine years now. She's read everything I've written, she types everything and does a good job, translates it and makes comments.
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Barbara Hale
American Actress
I guess I was just meant to be a secretary who doesn't take shorthand. I'm a lousy typist, too - 33 words a minute.
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Jeffrey Zeldman
American Businessman
On the traditional computer keyboard, I'm a super-fast touch typist. I mastered touch typing in high school.
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Chris Colfer
American Actor
I can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually.
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Shelley Hennig
American Actress
I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.
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Lisa Jewell
British Author
I am a terrible, terrible typist. I could not have been a writer in the age of typewriters.
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