type vs typist

type and typist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
typist	Yes	No	No	No

type (noun)	typist (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	someone paid to operate a typewriter
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

type (verb)	typist (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types