typewritist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

typewrite +‎ -ist

Noun[edit]

typewritist (plural typewritists)

  1. (obsolete) A typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter.
    • 1891, Edith Eaton, "The Typewriter", The National Stenographer, Harvard University, p. 215
      What is a typewriter? It is a machine. Some people call the young lady who operates the machine, a typewriter. This is an error: she is a typewritist.