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transcriber

tran·scribe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tran-skrahyb]
    • /trænˈskraɪb/
    • /trænˈskraɪbər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tran-skrahyb]
    • /trænˈskraɪb/

Definitions of transcriber word

  • verb with object transcriber to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material). 1
  • verb with object transcriber to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.). 1
  • verb with object transcriber to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate: to transcribe Chinese into English characters. 1
  • verb with object transcriber Phonetics. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols. 1
  • verb with object transcriber Radio. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting. 1
  • verb with object transcriber Music. to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written. 1

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Origin of transcriber

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin trānscrībere to copy off, equivalent to trāns- trans- + scrībere to write. See scribe1

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Parts of speech for Transcriber

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

transcriber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.

transcriber usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transcriber

noun transcriber

  • 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
  • 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.
  • copier — A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.
  • copyist — A copyist copies other people's music or paintings or, in the past, made written copies of documents.

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