A word processor is the machine equivalent of a typesetter; what is the human equivalent of a copier?
This word could describe the jobs of monks who copied the Bible, for instance; they did not author it, but they are writing it. 'Writer' often has the implication that this is original work.
Best Answer
I think you're looking for the term "scribe". See http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scribe
scribe