court reporter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of court reporter
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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After college at the University of South Carolina’s Salkehatchie campus, she worked as a middle-school teacher before later becoming a court reporter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
"I was detained, but I did not commit a crime that warrants arrest... I am a journalist who is being silenced," testified Uludag, who has been a court reporter for 18 years.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“Court is not normally like this—this is a TV trial,” one veteran court reporter said to me Thursday morning, during a 15-minute break in cross-examination.
From Slate • May 9, 2024
That day in court, according to court reporter transcripts obtained by The Times, Woods told the judge, “I’m not Matthew Keirans at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2024
The term was so new that the New Orleans court reporter wasn’t sure how to write it out.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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