Definition of copyist in English:

copyist

noun ˈkɒpɪɪstˈkɑpiɪst

1A person who makes copies, especially of handwritten documents or music.
（尤指手写文本或乐曲的）抄写员，誊写员
the end of the first movement is in the hand of a copyist
Example sentencesExamples
- It is possible to suspect that at some stage a copyist or editor misread ‘ease’ as ‘cure’ (easy to do, in fact, in Coleridge's hand).
- Masten points to the collaborative nature of texts produced by the Elizabethan theatre, combining the work of several writers with revisions by copyists and others, not to mention improvisations by actors.
- He was much favoured by the king, who directed that all his grand motets should be copied by the court copyists.
- Although she had been a teacher, when the Civil War started, she was one of a handful of women employed by the US government as a copyist in the US Patent Office in Washington.
- A copyist who believed in the authority of what he was copying (or of the abbot for whom he was working!) is likely to have been more careful.
- The copyist records the date he completed making the copy, also 1373, and the place in which he made the copy which is Mount Qasyun in Damascus, Syria.
- Berns studied classical piano as a child, and worked as a record salesman, music copyist and session pianist in his teens and twenties.
- Many who were less talented at writing entered the world of publishing as editors, calligraphers, copyists, or proofreaders.
- Europe was ransacked for copies of the long unused Latin classics and copyists multiplied them.
- He returned to Macao, where he painted English nabobs and Chinese officials, employing Chinese assistants as copyists, and made thousands of further drawings.
- Modifying the medium does not insulate the copyist, and a copy of the overall pattern or ‘look and feel’ of the work has also been held as an infringement.
- Music copyists have the often thankless job of transcribing the composer's score and ongoing edits to new playable scores.
- At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
- Their copyist also annotated the printed pages of the partbooks in a neat, careful hand, correcting some of its many misprints.
- Cantillon employed clerks in his bank - professional copyists and document preparers - who could have made copies in their spare time.
- The recipes probably come from many different sources, some no doubt inserted by cooks and copyists who worked with earlier versions of the text.
- Schöffer was a copyist and calligrapher, who used his skills in copying manuscripts to design, compose, and set the printed text.
- He, it transpires, was formerly the friend of the composer's copyist, who in turn discovered the journal describing the South Sea islanders while working for the composer.
- It of course took quite some months to copy a book, but a skilled copyist could manage a document much more quickly.
- The inclusion of so many annotations does not sit easily with the view that these books were commissioned from professional copyists.
Synonyms
assistant, personal assistant, pa, administrator, clerk, clerical assistant, amanuensis, girl friday, man friday
1. 1.1 A person who imitates the styles of others, especially in art or music.
  （尤指手写文本或乐曲的）抄写员，誊写员
  Beatles copyists
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is a sublime copyist of great artists a great artist?
  It is easy, I think, to imagine this band being a group of mere copyists - a page from Talking Heads here, a page from Fred Wesley there - but they manage to escape these charges on what I see as sheer ferocity.
  Nick Cave is also a clear influence, but Sons and Daughters are no mere copyists.
  The Strokes are, it is said, mere New Wave copyists.
  When Chris Evans and Oasis hit their peaks in the summer of Britpop, 1996, they spawned a wealth of imitators and copyists.
  They were note perfect but not mere copyists, they were re-creating the feeling of the music as well as the sound.
  Parker himself was a tiny, mercurial gent who came on like a cross between a young Dylan and a young Morrison, but he was an individual talent rather than a mere copyist, and a very strong songwriter.
  A copyist relies on imitation to ply his craft, but a great designer can evoke a much more powerful response through invention.
  I do note, however, that this remix deflects any criticism that Lali Puna are mere slavish Two Lone Swordsmen copyists.
  Since their earliest days, some of the hipper and holier-than-thou critics in New York have dismissed Blonde Redhead (named after a song by NYC's No Wave Gods' DNA, fact fans) as a mere bunch of Sonic Youth copyists.
  Ledoux was no mere copyist even when he applied conventional details.
  But unlike Moore and von Moritz, Sofa Surfers are not mere copyists.
  He is no mere copyist though, as he manages to create a sound all his own, rooted entirely in artistry.
  None of its pastiches or copyists has ever rivaled the impact of the originals.
  Their best ideas were all nicked, but sharp songwriting and a fantastic image elevated them beyond mere copyists.
  It would be easy to dismiss this six-piece Glasgow band as mere Belle And Sebastian copyists.
  Whilst, like many currently, they are heavily indebted to the post punk sounds of groups such as Gang Of Four or NYC's Mars, they do it with their own verve and fire rather than be mere copyists.
  Synonyms
  copier, emulator, follower, mimic, plagiarist, ape, parrot, echo

Origin

Mid 17th century: from copy + -ist; replacing earlier copist, from French copiste or medieval Latin copista, from copiare 'to copy', from copia (see copy).

Definition of copyist in US English:

copyist

nounˈkäpēistˈkɑpiɪst

1A person who makes copies, especially of handwritten documents or music.
（尤指手写文本或乐曲的）抄写员，誊写员
the end of the first movement is in the hand of a copyist
Example sentencesExamples
- Although she had been a teacher, when the Civil War started, she was one of a handful of women employed by the US government as a copyist in the US Patent Office in Washington.
- It of course took quite some months to copy a book, but a skilled copyist could manage a document much more quickly.
- A copyist who believed in the authority of what he was copying (or of the abbot for whom he was working!) is likely to have been more careful.
- Masten points to the collaborative nature of texts produced by the Elizabethan theatre, combining the work of several writers with revisions by copyists and others, not to mention improvisations by actors.
- Music copyists have the often thankless job of transcribing the composer's score and ongoing edits to new playable scores.
- Modifying the medium does not insulate the copyist, and a copy of the overall pattern or ‘look and feel’ of the work has also been held as an infringement.
- Their copyist also annotated the printed pages of the partbooks in a neat, careful hand, correcting some of its many misprints.
- Europe was ransacked for copies of the long unused Latin classics and copyists multiplied them.
- The copyist records the date he completed making the copy, also 1373, and the place in which he made the copy which is Mount Qasyun in Damascus, Syria.
- Schöffer was a copyist and calligrapher, who used his skills in copying manuscripts to design, compose, and set the printed text.
- The inclusion of so many annotations does not sit easily with the view that these books were commissioned from professional copyists.
- At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
- Berns studied classical piano as a child, and worked as a record salesman, music copyist and session pianist in his teens and twenties.
- The recipes probably come from many different sources, some no doubt inserted by cooks and copyists who worked with earlier versions of the text.
- Cantillon employed clerks in his bank - professional copyists and document preparers - who could have made copies in their spare time.
- Many who were less talented at writing entered the world of publishing as editors, calligraphers, copyists, or proofreaders.
- He returned to Macao, where he painted English nabobs and Chinese officials, employing Chinese assistants as copyists, and made thousands of further drawings.
- He was much favoured by the king, who directed that all his grand motets should be copied by the court copyists.
- It is possible to suspect that at some stage a copyist or editor misread ‘ease’ as ‘cure’ (easy to do, in fact, in Coleridge's hand).
- He, it transpires, was formerly the friend of the composer's copyist, who in turn discovered the journal describing the South Sea islanders while working for the composer.
Synonyms
assistant, personal assistant, pa, administrator, clerk, clerical assistant, amanuensis, girl friday, man friday
1. 1.1 A person who imitates the styles of others, especially in art.
  （尤指艺术上的）模仿者；抄袭者
  Beatles copyists
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ledoux was no mere copyist even when he applied conventional details.
  They were note perfect but not mere copyists, they were re-creating the feeling of the music as well as the sound.
  It would be easy to dismiss this six-piece Glasgow band as mere Belle And Sebastian copyists.
  Their best ideas were all nicked, but sharp songwriting and a fantastic image elevated them beyond mere copyists.
  Parker himself was a tiny, mercurial gent who came on like a cross between a young Dylan and a young Morrison, but he was an individual talent rather than a mere copyist, and a very strong songwriter.
  But unlike Moore and von Moritz, Sofa Surfers are not mere copyists.
  He is no mere copyist though, as he manages to create a sound all his own, rooted entirely in artistry.
  A copyist relies on imitation to ply his craft, but a great designer can evoke a much more powerful response through invention.
  The Strokes are, it is said, mere New Wave copyists.
  None of its pastiches or copyists has ever rivaled the impact of the originals.
  I do note, however, that this remix deflects any criticism that Lali Puna are mere slavish Two Lone Swordsmen copyists.
  Is a sublime copyist of great artists a great artist?
  Whilst, like many currently, they are heavily indebted to the post punk sounds of groups such as Gang Of Four or NYC's Mars, they do it with their own verve and fire rather than be mere copyists.
  Since their earliest days, some of the hipper and holier-than-thou critics in New York have dismissed Blonde Redhead (named after a song by NYC's No Wave Gods' DNA, fact fans) as a mere bunch of Sonic Youth copyists.
  It is easy, I think, to imagine this band being a group of mere copyists - a page from Talking Heads here, a page from Fred Wesley there - but they manage to escape these charges on what I see as sheer ferocity.
  Nick Cave is also a clear influence, but Sons and Daughters are no mere copyists.
  When Chris Evans and Oasis hit their peaks in the summer of Britpop, 1996, they spawned a wealth of imitators and copyists.
  Synonyms
  copier, emulator, follower, mimic, plagiarist, ape, parrot, echo

Origin

Mid 17th century: from copy + -ist; replacing earlier copist, from French copiste or medieval Latin copista, from copiare ‘to copy’, from copia (see copy).

词汇	copyist
释义	Definition of copyist in English: copyist noun ˈkɒpɪɪstˈkɑpiɪst 1A person who makes copies, especially of handwritten documents or music. （尤指手写文本或乐曲的）抄写员，誊写员 the end of the first movement is in the hand of a copyist Example sentencesExamples It is possible to suspect that at some stage a copyist or editor misread ‘ease’ as ‘cure’ (easy to do, in fact, in Coleridge's hand). Masten points to the collaborative nature of texts produced by the Elizabethan theatre, combining the work of several writers with revisions by copyists and others, not to mention improvisations by actors. He was much favoured by the king, who directed that all his grand motets should be copied by the court copyists. Although she had been a teacher, when the Civil War started, she was one of a handful of women employed by the US government as a copyist in the US Patent Office in Washington. A copyist who believed in the authority of what he was copying (or of the abbot for whom he was working!) is likely to have been more careful. The copyist records the date he completed making the copy, also 1373, and the place in which he made the copy which is Mount Qasyun in Damascus, Syria. Berns studied classical piano as a child, and worked as a record salesman, music copyist and session pianist in his teens and twenties. Many who were less talented at writing entered the world of publishing as editors, calligraphers, copyists, or proofreaders. Europe was ransacked for copies of the long unused Latin classics and copyists multiplied them. He returned to Macao, where he painted English nabobs and Chinese officials, employing Chinese assistants as copyists, and made thousands of further drawings. Modifying the medium does not insulate the copyist, and a copy of the overall pattern or ‘look and feel’ of the work has also been held as an infringement. Music copyists have the often thankless job of transcribing the composer's score and ongoing edits to new playable scores. At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy. Their copyist also annotated the printed pages of the partbooks in a neat, careful hand, correcting some of its many misprints. Cantillon employed clerks in his bank - professional copyists and document preparers - who could have made copies in their spare time. The recipes probably come from many different sources, some no doubt inserted by cooks and copyists who worked with earlier versions of the text. Schöffer was a copyist and calligrapher, who used his skills in copying manuscripts to design, compose, and set the printed text. He, it transpires, was formerly the friend of the composer's copyist, who in turn discovered the journal describing the South Sea islanders while working for the composer. It of course took quite some months to copy a book, but a skilled copyist could manage a document much more quickly. The inclusion of so many annotations does not sit easily with the view that these books were commissioned from professional copyists. Synonyms assistant, personal assistant, pa, administrator, clerk, clerical assistant, amanuensis, girl friday, man friday 1.1 A person who imitates the styles of others, especially in art or music. （尤指手写文本或乐曲的）抄写员，誊写员 Beatles copyists Example sentencesExamples Is a sublime copyist of great artists a great artist? It is easy, I think, to imagine this band being a group of mere copyists - a page from Talking Heads here, a page from Fred Wesley there - but they manage to escape these charges on what I see as sheer ferocity. Nick Cave is also a clear influence, but Sons and Daughters are no mere copyists. The Strokes are, it is said, mere New Wave copyists. When Chris Evans and Oasis hit their peaks in the summer of Britpop, 1996, they spawned a wealth of imitators and copyists. They were note perfect but not mere copyists, they were re-creating the feeling of the music as well as the sound. Parker himself was a tiny, mercurial gent who came on like a cross between a young Dylan and a young Morrison, but he was an individual talent rather than a mere copyist, and a very strong songwriter. A copyist relies on imitation to ply his craft, but a great designer can evoke a much more powerful response through invention. I do note, however, that this remix deflects any criticism that Lali Puna are mere slavish Two Lone Swordsmen copyists. Since their earliest days, some of the hipper and holier-than-thou critics in New York have dismissed Blonde Redhead (named after a song by NYC's No Wave Gods' DNA, fact fans) as a mere bunch of Sonic Youth copyists. Ledoux was no mere copyist even when he applied conventional details. But unlike Moore and von Moritz, Sofa Surfers are not mere copyists. He is no mere copyist though, as he manages to create a sound all his own, rooted entirely in artistry. None of its pastiches or copyists has ever rivaled the impact of the originals. Their best ideas were all nicked, but sharp songwriting and a fantastic image elevated them beyond mere copyists. It would be easy to dismiss this six-piece Glasgow band as mere Belle And Sebastian copyists. Whilst, like many currently, they are heavily indebted to the post punk sounds of groups such as Gang Of Four or NYC's Mars, they do it with their own verve and fire rather than be mere copyists. Synonyms copier, emulator, follower, mimic, plagiarist, ape, parrot, echo Origin Mid 17th century: from copy + -ist; replacing earlier copist, from French copiste or medieval Latin copista, from copiare 'to copy', from copia (see copy). Definition of copyist in US English: copyist nounˈkäpēistˈkɑpiɪst 1A person who makes copies, especially of handwritten documents or music. （尤指手写文本或乐曲的）抄写员，誊写员 the end of the first movement is in the hand of a copyist Example sentencesExamples Although she had been a teacher, when the Civil War started, she was one of a handful of women employed by the US government as a copyist in the US Patent Office in Washington. It of course took quite some months to copy a book, but a skilled copyist could manage a document much more quickly. A copyist who believed in the authority of what he was copying (or of the abbot for whom he was working!) is likely to have been more careful. Masten points to the collaborative nature of texts produced by the Elizabethan theatre, combining the work of several writers with revisions by copyists and others, not to mention improvisations by actors. Music copyists have the often thankless job of transcribing the composer's score and ongoing edits to new playable scores. Modifying the medium does not insulate the copyist, and a copy of the overall pattern or ‘look and feel’ of the work has also been held as an infringement. Their copyist also annotated the printed pages of the partbooks in a neat, careful hand, correcting some of its many misprints. Europe was ransacked for copies of the long unused Latin classics and copyists multiplied them. The copyist records the date he completed making the copy, also 1373, and the place in which he made the copy which is Mount Qasyun in Damascus, Syria. Schöffer was a copyist and calligrapher, who used his skills in copying manuscripts to design, compose, and set the printed text. The inclusion of so many annotations does not sit easily with the view that these books were commissioned from professional copyists. At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy. Berns studied classical piano as a child, and worked as a record salesman, music copyist and session pianist in his teens and twenties. The recipes probably come from many different sources, some no doubt inserted by cooks and copyists who worked with earlier versions of the text. Cantillon employed clerks in his bank - professional copyists and document preparers - who could have made copies in their spare time. Many who were less talented at writing entered the world of publishing as editors, calligraphers, copyists, or proofreaders. He returned to Macao, where he painted English nabobs and Chinese officials, employing Chinese assistants as copyists, and made thousands of further drawings. He was much favoured by the king, who directed that all his grand motets should be copied by the court copyists. It is possible to suspect that at some stage a copyist or editor misread ‘ease’ as ‘cure’ (easy to do, in fact, in Coleridge's hand). He, it transpires, was formerly the friend of the composer's copyist, who in turn discovered the journal describing the South Sea islanders while working for the composer. Synonyms assistant, personal assistant, pa, administrator, clerk, clerical assistant, amanuensis, girl friday, man friday 1.1 A person who imitates the styles of others, especially in art. （尤指艺术上的）模仿者；抄袭者 Beatles copyists Example sentencesExamples Ledoux was no mere copyist even when he applied conventional details. They were note perfect but not mere copyists, they were re-creating the feeling of the music as well as the sound. It would be easy to dismiss this six-piece Glasgow band as mere Belle And Sebastian copyists. Their best ideas were all nicked, but sharp songwriting and a fantastic image elevated them beyond mere copyists. Parker himself was a tiny, mercurial gent who came on like a cross between a young Dylan and a young Morrison, but he was an individual talent rather than a mere copyist, and a very strong songwriter. But unlike Moore and von Moritz, Sofa Surfers are not mere copyists. He is no mere copyist though, as he manages to create a sound all his own, rooted entirely in artistry. A copyist relies on imitation to ply his craft, but a great designer can evoke a much more powerful response through invention. The Strokes are, it is said, mere New Wave copyists. None of its pastiches or copyists has ever rivaled the impact of the originals. I do note, however, that this remix deflects any criticism that Lali Puna are mere slavish Two Lone Swordsmen copyists. Is a sublime copyist of great artists a great artist? Whilst, like many currently, they are heavily indebted to the post punk sounds of groups such as Gang Of Four or NYC's Mars, they do it with their own verve and fire rather than be mere copyists. Since their earliest days, some of the hipper and holier-than-thou critics in New York have dismissed Blonde Redhead (named after a song by NYC's No Wave Gods' DNA, fact fans) as a mere bunch of Sonic Youth copyists. It is easy, I think, to imagine this band being a group of mere copyists - a page from Talking Heads here, a page from Fred Wesley there - but they manage to escape these charges on what I see as sheer ferocity. Nick Cave is also a clear influence, but Sons and Daughters are no mere copyists. When Chris Evans and Oasis hit their peaks in the summer of Britpop, 1996, they spawned a wealth of imitators and copyists. Synonyms copier, emulator, follower, mimic, plagiarist, ape, parrot, echo Origin Mid 17th century: from copy + -ist; replacing earlier copist, from French copiste or medieval Latin copista, from copiare ‘to copy’, from copia (see copy).
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