copy typist

Little did I think that the one-time pretty young copy typist would end up bellowing in my ear.

A copy typist is someone who specialises in typing text from a source which they read.

Copy typist, someone who types letters, books and other documents using printed or handwritten sources.

See copy typist for someone who uses a written or printed source for the documents they are typing.

A copyholder is a device that holds the hand written or printed material being typed by a copy typist.

"No, no, if you can speed up your typing and get the hang of the shorthand you ought to get work as a receptionist or a copy typist, but there's no future in that.

Copy typists learn to touch type at a high speed, which means they can look at the copy they are typing and do not need to look at the keyboard they are typing on.

Her first job was working as a temporary copy typist for UTV that summer which was immediately followed by a job working as a secretary in the Religious Affairs department at BBC Northern Ireland.

A copy typist or a secretary with this skill will quote their speed in words per minute (abbreviated to wpm) on their curriculum vitae and may be asked to demonstrate their speed and accuracy of this skill as part of the interview or application process.