STENOGRAPHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)

Synonyms:

amanuensis; shorthand typist; stenographer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("stenographer" is a kind of...):

secretarial assistant; secretary (an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization)

Derivation:

stenography (the act or art of writing in shorthand)

stenography (a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system)