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dattilografa

typist

noun daht-tee-loh-GRAH-fah Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: From Greek daktylos (finger) + graphein (to write).

Usage Note

Dattilografa is the feminine form; the masculine is dattilografo. The profession refers specifically to someone who types documents by machine or keyboard, a role now largely absorbed by general office work. The noun belongs to a group of professional titles where the feminine is fully standard and not marked.

Examples

"La dattilografa batte cento parole al minuto."

Natural Translation

The typist types a hundred words per minute.

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