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stenographer

or ste·nog·ra·phist

[ stuh-nog-ruh-fer ]

/ stəˈnɒg rə fər /

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noun

a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.

Origin of stenographer

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; stenograph + -er¹

Words nearby stenographer

stenobathic, stenocardia, stenocephaly, stenochoria, stenograph, stenographer, stenography, stenohaline, stenopeic, stenopetalous, stenophagous

Example sentences from the Web for stenographer

Why the House Stenographer Snapped by Michael Daly Remember Dianne Riedy?

Read This, Skip That: The Best of The Daily Beast in 2013 | |December 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, it ended with a stenographer screaming about the freemasons.

Inside the GOP Surrender |Ben Jacobs |October 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And, in this sorting, the department manager's stenographer can render valuable assistance.

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1 |Various
The Tracer paused and waited for the stenographer to finish.

The Tracer of Lost Persons |Robert W. Chambers

Imagine a factory girl or a stenographer being required to remain after hours on the chance of being needed for extra work.

What eight million women want |Rheta Childe Dorr
And at six your stenographer casually calls me up to say that there will be people for dinner.

Comrade Yetta |Albert Edwards
If a girl is a saleswoman or stenographer, she should see what is being written on these subjects.

The Canadian Girl at Work |Marjory MacMurchy

British Dictionary definitions 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