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copyists

[ˈkɑːpiɪsts]
nounpl: copyists
copistas
1. People who make copies of documents, manuscripts, or artistic works by hand
Medieval copyists spent hours reproducing religious texts in monasteries.
Os copistas medievais passavam horas reproduzindo textos religiosos em mosteiros.
2. People who imitate or plagiarize the work of others
Art critics dismissed the new artists as mere copyists without original vision.
Os críticos de arte rejeitaram os novos artistas como meros copistas sem visão original.
NYC Slang
biters (for those who imitate/plagiarize)
Synonyms
scribestranscribersimitatorsplagiarists
Antonyms
originatorscreatorsinnovators

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
copistas
Standard usage for both manuscript copiers and imitators
Portugal
copistas
Standard usage, sometimes with historical reference to monastic scribes

Related Idioms & Phrases

copyist's work - trabalho de copista (repetitive, uncreative work)
blind copyist - copista cego (someone who copies without understanding)
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