copyist

noun

person who makes copies, especially of musical manuscripts

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑpiɪst/ / /ˈkɒpiɪst/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English copy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English copyist From copy + -ist.

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