stenographer
or ste·nog·ra·phist
[ stuh-nog-ruh-fer ]
/ stəˈnɒg rə fər /
noun
a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
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Nearby words
- stenobathic,
- stenocardia,
- stenocephaly,
- stenochoria,
- stenograph,
- stenographic,
- stenography,
- stenohaline,
- stenopeic,
- stenopetalous
Origin of stenographer
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Examples from the Web for stenographer
stenographer
/ (stəˈnɒɡrəfə) /
noun
- mainly US and Canadian a person skilled in the use of shorthand and in typingBrit equivalent: shorthand typist
- a peson with these skills whose job it is to record verbatim everything that is said during a court case
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stenographer
1809, agent noun formation from stenography.
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