Typist is a person who types, a clerical worker who writes documents, using a typewriter.

Skills and occupations

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Typist may also refer to:

  • Data entry clerk, someone who types data into a database via a computer or terminal.
  • Audio typist, someone who types letters, books and other documents using an audio source (e.g. dictaphone)
  • Copy typist, someone who types letters, books and other documents using printed or handwritten sources.
  • Shorthand typist, someone who uses a high speed writing system to record speech.

Other

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  • Typist, someone who discriminates against others based on their association with a standard social construction.