amanuensis
Americannoun
PLURAL
amanuensesnoun
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Origin of amanuensis
1610–20; < Latin ( servus ) āmanuēnsis, equivalent to ā- a- 4 + manu-, stem of manus hand + -ēnsis -ensis
Example Sentences
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In “The Fellow,” a talking dog’s insights are lost when his human amanuensis is swept away in a flood.
Bart was an untrained tune savant, a latter-day Irving Berlin; if the songs are so hummable it’s probably because his composition method was built on humming them to an amanuensis.
From New York Times
She became not only Wiggins’ full-time caregiver but her amanuensis and archivist.
From Los Angeles Times
When it comes to John Watson, Holmes’s best friend, amanuensis and sometimes roommate, Holmes criticizes him, deceives him, disappears for years and lets Watson believe him dead.
From New York Times
The Jacksons had grown weary of the Motown factory system — the strict control of songwriting, production and other aspects of art and commerce exercised by Gordy and his amanuenses.
From Los Angeles Times
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