phonography
noun
phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
phonographer
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a word derived from
phonography.
Example Sentences
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On our second visit, we found a justice of the peace in waiting to administer the necessary oath, and also a phonographer to write our testimony.
From Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure by William Pittenger
Summoning generals before them, and having a phonographer to record every word uttered, they would propound very comprehensive questions.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
Deacon Jones, the editor of the 'Patriot,' is a phonographer.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various
Here is the report of the speech which was made by a phonographer, and published in the newspapers of the time—I have no other notes of it.
From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Theodore Parker
Besides its Vice-Presidents, the Assembly was accompanied by its secretaries, its ushers, and even its phonographer who preserved for posterity the records of this last and memorable sitting.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
