A copyist is a person who makes copies. The term is sometimes used for artists who make copies of other artists` paintings. However, the modern use of the term is almost entirely confined to music copyists, who are employed by the music industry to produce neat copies from a composer or arranger`s manuscript. ==Music copyists== Until the 1990s, ..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyist
copyist 1. Someone who is employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts. 2. Anyone who makes copies of handwritten documents or music. 3. An unimaginative imitator or a mere imitator of others. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3893/