Home › Words › C › copytakercopytakercopytaker means A person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters.EtymologyFrom copy + taker.nounA person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.copytaking 88% match — The work of a copytaker, typing up news stories telephoned in by reporters. vs copytaker →copist 65% match — A copier; one who copies. vs copytaker →copyreader 65% match — One who copyreads. vs copytaker →telepublisher 63% match — One who telepublishes. vs copytaker →copygirl 62% match — A female copy editor. vs copytaker →typist 62% match — A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter. vs copytaker →copyist 61% match — A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings. vs copytaker →teletypist 61% match — A teletype operator. vs copytaker →