stenograph

American  

[sten-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈstɛn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.

2. a character written in shorthand.

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verb (used with object)

1. to write in shorthand.

stenograph British  

/ -ˌɡrɑːf, ˈstɛnəˌɡræf /

noun

1. any of various keyboard machines for writing in shorthand

2. any character used in shorthand

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verb

1. (tr) to record (speeches, minutes, letters, etc) in shorthand

Etymology

Origin of stenograph

First recorded in 1815–25; steno- + -graph

Example Sentences

But in Mac’s retelling, if Socrates has a foil, it’s Plato himself, who lurks around the action, taking it all down on an ancient Greek stenograph.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

One of them, Erika Sjoquist, who had a stenograph machine perched beside her, told me, “I do superior-court work, deposition work. And then we also do the SAG Awards.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 27, 2017

He made his way to where Mrs. Eleanor Dokes sat poised over her stenograph.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The reporters found their places, the defendant was brought in, Eleanor Dokes took her seat at the stenograph.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

I cannot repeat what he said; I was too much engrossed to take my note-book out and begin to stenograph his story.

From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler