amanuensis
noun
a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.
amanuenses
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pluralof amanuensis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Further complications ensue when the maestro and the diva fall in love with their amanuenses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2014
Thirty amanuenses had been employed in copying MSS. and illuminating them by the finest art.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
Impressing the services of Smith and his wife as amanuenses, Brett despatched the requisite letters before he retired for the night.
From The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate by Louis Tracy
Both George and William are confidentially employed by Tresham as amanuenses, in transcribing religious, or treasonable, treatises of the time.
From The Identification of the Writer of the Anonymous Letter to Lord Monteagle in 1605 by George Blacker Morgan
A gentleman connected with a large corporation, who employs two lady amanuenses, and obtains positions for others, says that he could secure situations for two or three a week.
From Work for Women by George J. Manson
