タイピスト

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A person who types quickly and accurately on a keyboard. Historically common in clerical work, it can denote a professional skilled typist.

Noun

Examples

彼女はベテランのタイピストで、文字入力が非常に速い。

She is a veteran typist and types extremely fast.

大学時代、事務所でタイピストのアルバイトをしていた。

When I was at university, I worked part-time as a typist at an office.

現代では『タイピスト』より『データ入力者』や『秘書』と呼ばれることが多い。

Nowadays, the role is more often called a 'data entry clerk' or 'secretary' than 'typist.'