stenographer
noun
a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
stenographers
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pluralof stenographer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
But the young women who would have become telephone operators became stenographers, administrative assistants and waitresses instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He would shake hands with the entire crew if the interview was on camera, and there would often be an embrace for the stenographers busily transcribing his thoughts.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Pipeline opponents had criticized the Wednesday meeting because oral testimony was only accepted in private to stenographers in a curtained area in a hotel ballroom.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
We saw this happen time after time with Dad’s stenographers and with the cooks who followed Mrs. Cunningham.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
