copyist

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die Kopien von Dokumenten, Handschriften oder Kunstwerken anfertigt, oft manuell. Im weiteren Sinne auch eine Person, die Werke anderer nachahmt oder abschreibt.

A noun referring to a person who makes copies of documents, manuscripts, or works of art, often by hand.

1. Manual transcriberC1formal

   A person who makes written copies of documents, manuscripts, or texts by hand.

   Abschreiber

   • Medieval copyists spent years transcribing religious texts.
   • The copyist carefully reproduced the ancient manuscript.
   • Before printing presses, copyists were essential for preserving literature.

   Synonymeamanuensiscopierscribescrivenertranscriber

   Antonymeauthorcreatororiginator

2. Imitator or plagiaristC2formal

   A person who copies the work, style, or ideas of another, often without originality.

   Nachahmer oder Plagiator

   • The artist was dismissed as a mere copyist of Picasso.
   • Critics accused the writer of being a copyist rather than a creator.
   • He is a copyist who lacks any original thought.

   Synonymeapecopierimitatormimicparrotplagiarist

   Antonymeauthorcreatorinnovatorinventororiginator