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.