typist
beginnerA2/ˈtaɪpɪst/ · typ-ist
A person who types, especially one who is employed to type documents, letters, and other written material using a typewriter or keyboard as a professional occupation.
Meanings
A person who types, especially one who is employed to type documents, letters, and other written material using a typewriter or keyboard as a professional occupation.
وہ شخص جو ٹائپ مشین یا کی بورڈ کے ذریعے دستاویزات، خطوط یا دیگر تحریری مواد لکھنے کا کام کرتا ہو، خاص طور پر ایک پیشہ ور حیثیت میں۔
ٹائپسٹ
taaipisṭ
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- professional typist
- fast typist
- skilled typist
- typist pool
- typist error
- court typist
- medical typist
- legal typist
- touch typist
Example Sentences
She worked as a typist in a government office for over twenty years.
اس نے بیس سال سے زیادہ عرصے تک ایک سرکاری دفتر میں ٹائپسٹ کے طور پر کام کیا۔
Us ne bees saal se zyada arse tak ek sarkari daftar mein taaipisṭ ke taur par kaam kiya.
The typist was able to type eighty words per minute without any errors.
ٹائپسٹ ایک منٹ میں اسّی الفاظ بغیر کسی غلطی کے ٹائپ کر سکتا تھا۔
Taaipisṭ ek minute mein assi alfaaz baghair kisi ghalti ke taaiip kar sakta tha.
The lawyer asked his typist to prepare the contract by the end of the day.
وکیل نے اپنے ٹائپسٹ سے کہا کہ وہ دن کے آخر تک معاہدہ تیار کر دے۔
Vakeel ne apne taaipisṭ se kaha ke woh din ke aakhir tak muaahida taiyaar kar de.
In the era before computers, every large office employed several typists.
کمپیوٹر سے پہلے کے دور میں، ہر بڑے دفتر میں کئی ٹائپسٹ ملازم ہوتے تھے۔
Computer se pehle ke daur mein, har bare daftar mein kai taaipisṭ mulaazim hote the.
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💡 Memory Tip
A TYPIST TYPes and IS There to serve the office — 'TYPE' + '-IST' = one who types. Think of the letters on a typewriter jumping up to form the word TYPIST.
Picture a person sitting at an old-fashioned typewriter in a busy 1950s office, fingers flying swiftly across the keys, sheets of paper lined up beside them — that busy, skilled person is the TYPIST.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
انگلیاں چلتی ہیں جب صفحے پہ ساز کی طرح لفظ بن جاتے ہیں نغمے، ٹائپسٹ کے کام کی طرح
Ungliyan chalti hain jab safhe pe saaz ki tarah Lafz ban jaate hain naghme, taaipisṭ ke kaam ki tarah
When fingers move across the page like strings of an instrument, Words become melodies, much like the craft of a typist.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
ہنر مند کو کام اور کام کو ہنر مند چاہیے
Hunarmand ko kaam aur kaam ko hunarmand chahiye
A skilled person needs work, and work needs a skilled person — reflecting how a proficient typist is indispensable to an office.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English (from Greek) "type + -ist" — 'type' derives from Greek 'typos' meaning impression, mark, or figure; '-ist' is a suffix denoting a person who performs an activity
First known use: 1880s
The word 'typist' emerged in the late 19th century with the invention and widespread adoption of the typewriter. As typewriting machines became common in offices during the 1880s and 1890s, the profession of a dedicated typewriter operator arose. The term 'typist' was coined to describe someone skilled at operating a typewriter, often used professionally for correspondence, legal documents, and clerical work. The role was historically dominated by women in many Western countries throughout the 20th century.