n[C] a secretary whose main job is to type letters someone who uses a computer keyboard or a typewriter I'm a slow typist.
1. "It generates attention," says one rose seller. "Somebody steps out of the elevator, goes into the office, and puts roses on a typist's desk. "这很吸引人,"有位玫瑰商说,"有人走出电梯,走进办公室,把玫瑰花放到打字员的桌上。
2. She worked as a typist in a law firm. 她在一家律师事务所当打字员。
3. On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital. 当人们急切地看完正文后,便知道这女子是个打字员,办公室打字机的声音使她越来越烦,最终住进了精神病医院。