-ēə̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of earlier copist, from Middle French copiste, from copier to copy + -iste -ist — more at copy
1. : one who is employed to make copies (as of instrumental scores) : copier , transcriber
2. : imitator , plagiarist , copycat
3.
a. : one who makes paper novelties according to pattern
b. : a hand sewer who copies hats
c. : one who copies or adapts clothing designs by sketching or making models