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stenographer

ste·nog·ra·pher
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stuh-nog-ruh-fer]
    • /stəˈnɒg rə fər/
    • /stəˈnɒɡ.rə.fər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stuh-nog-ruh-fer]
    • /stəˈnɒg rə fər/

Definitions of stenographer word

  • noun stenographer a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand. 1
  • noun stenographer sb who records proceedings in shorthand 1
  • countable noun stenographer A stenographer is a person who types and writes shorthand, usually in an office. 0
  • noun stenographer a person skilled in the use of shorthand and in typing 0
  • noun stenographer a person with these skills whose job it is to record verbatim everything that is said during a court case 0
  • noun stenographer a person skilled in stenography 0

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Origin of stenographer

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800; stenograph + -er1

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Parts of speech for Stenographer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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stenographer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for stenographer

noun stenographer

  • amanuenses — a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.
  • amanuensis — a person employed to take dictation or to copy manuscripts
  • biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
  • clerk — A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts.
  • copyist — A copyist copies other people's music or paintings or, in the past, made written copies of documents.

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