I am translating something that has the term Tippse in it female typist but I notice it is derb and the author confirms it is meant in that way in the piece. I have been struggling to find a word  in english that captures it. Any ideas? Probably a dated term. It is matched with Burohengst again with his standard meaning but also obviously carrying something predatory.

Any ideas gratefully received - they are for a poem so alas no room for elegant paraphrase!  

Karen Leeder, FRSA
Professor of Modern German Literature,

Fellow and Tutor in German
New College
Oxford
OX1 3BN
 
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See my translation of Durs Grünbein ,'The Doctrine of Photography', in Poetry
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/144808/the-doctrine-of-photography

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