teletypist

[ tel-i-tahy-pist ]

noun

1. a person who operates a teletypewriter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of teletypist¹

tele- ¹ + typist

Example Sentences

I got a summer job as a teletypist on the floor of the exchange.

From Washington Post

She also received vocational rehab training, which equipped her to start a job at the Charleston Naval Base, where she worked for 15 years as a teletypist, sending military communications around the world.

From Washington Times

In case of a match the teletypist would alert a second patrol car at the bridge's other exit.

From The Guardian

Ilona spoke no English, but she took a series of jobs — first at a hosiery factory in the Bronx, eventually as a teletypist at a financial firm.

From New York Times

He graduated from Indiana Central College in 1960, and started working for the Post as a teletypist in 1962 after two years in the Army as a public information officer.

From Reuters