stenographer

English

Etymology

From stenography +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /stəˈnɒɡɹəfə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /stəˈnɑɡɹəfɚ/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

stenographer (plural stenographers)

1. Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

   Synonyms: stenographist, (UK) shorthand typist

   Coordinate term: tachygrapher

2. One who invents or studies systems of shorthand.

Related terms

• stenography
• steno
• steno pad
• steno pool

Translations

someone skilled in the transcription of speech

Bulgarian: стено́граф (stenógraf) Dutch: stenograaf (nl) m or f Finnish: pikakirjoittaja German: Stenograph (de) m, Stenographin (de) f, Stenograf (de) m, Stenografin (de) f Greek: στενογράφος (el) m or f (stenográfos) Hebrew: קצרן m (katsran), קצרנית f (katsranit) Hungarian: gyorsíró (hu) Irish: luathscríbhneoir m, gearrscríobhaí m, luathscríobhaí m Latin: actuārius m Polish: stenograf (pl) m, stenografka (pl) f Romanian: stenograf (ro) m, stenografă (ro) f Russian: стено́граф (ru) m (stenógraf), стенографи́стка (ru) f (stenografístka) Spanish: taquígrafo m, taquígrafa f

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