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Copyist meaning

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

Synonyms of Copyist

scribe scrivener employee

Related words

Other words often associated with Copyist or its synonyms:

journalist nock playwright employer penman score dramatist scriber worker mark scribbler awl

Using Copyist

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
  • Useful related words include: scribe, scrivener, employee.
  • In the example corpus, copyist often appears in combinations such as: the copyist, by copyist, copyist and.

Context around Copyist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vatican 1× competing 1×

Often after:

wife 1× read 1× misreading 1× production 1×

Sentence patterns with Copyist

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and his copyist wife 1× being a copyist at a 1× by a copyist and not 1× by a copyist in the 1× by the copyist and he 1× by the copyist to the 1× from the copyist misreading mistyping 1× level of copyist was in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all government expenditure 1× however the manuscript 1× in some cases 1× in the vatican 1× in two cases 1× still the connection 1×

Common sentence endings:

his copyist wife 1× his personal control 1× in the 1880s 1× is not extraordinary 1× its four judges 1× miswriting the information 1×

Words around Copyist

Just before it in the word index:

copying 306 copyflo 3 copyediting 3 copycursor 5 copycatting 4 copycats 19

Just after it in the word index:

copyists 18 copyleft 14 copyright 812 copyrightable 3 copyrighted 105 copyrights 62

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Copyist

  • In this selection, "copyist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vatican, competing, wife, read and misreading stand out and add context to how "copyist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and his copyist wife and being a copyist at a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "copyist" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with copyist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thus the number was ready and passed on to the copyist. (11 words)

Still, the connection made by the copyist to the Order is not extraordinary. (13 words)

However, the manuscript containing these poems was transcribed by a copyist and not by the original poet. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

In two cases he left instructions that his marginal notes, which gave the details of his sources, should be preserved by the copyist, and he may have originally added marginal comments about his sources to others of his works. (39 words)

All government expenditure above 50 thalers (between 12 and 13 British pounds ), and the appointment of all army officers, all ministers, and even government officials above the level of copyist, was in his personal control. (35 words)

In the Vatican copy the e of Dagome might have an s adscriptum (similar to cedilla ), though just the Vatican copyist read iudex literally, relating it to Sardinia and its four "judges". (32 words)

Example sentences (12)

It’s like an artist being a copyist at a museum; you learn by emulating the strokes of others.

The description is rather long-winded, sprinkled liberally with words in four languages, but it gives the essential information about the two sets, the composer, and his copyist wife.

All government expenditure above 50 thalers (between 12 and 13 British pounds ), and the appointment of all army officers, all ministers, and even government officials above the level of copyist, was in his personal control.

However, the manuscript containing these poems was transcribed by a copyist and not by the original poet.

In some cases, the name языкъ блъгарьскъ main was used not only with regard to the contemporary Middle Bulgarian language of the copyist but also to the period of Old Bulgarian.

In the Vatican copy the e of Dagome might have an s adscriptum (similar to cedilla ), though just the Vatican copyist read iudex literally, relating it to Sardinia and its four "judges".

In two cases he left instructions that his marginal notes, which gave the details of his sources, should be preserved by the copyist, and he may have originally added marginal comments about his sources to others of his works.

Still, the connection made by the copyist to the Order is not extraordinary.

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The music as it is performed today includes a strange error by a copyist in the 1880s.

This distinction is important because each time a source is copied, information about the record may be lost and errors may result from the copyist misreading, mistyping, or miswriting the information.

This was because these cities did not have powerful religious institutions or universities, where competing copyist production (scriptoria) took place.

Thus the number was ready and passed on to the copyist.

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Common combinations with copyist

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "copyist" in a sentence?
An example: "It’s like an artist being a copyist at a museum; you learn by emulating the strokes of others." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "copyist" from authentic English texts.
What does "copyist" mean?
Copyist means: A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
What are synonyms of "copyist"?
Common synonyms of "copyist" include: scribe, scrivener, employee.
How many example sentences with "copyist" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "copyist", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.