stenographer

noun

ste·nog·ra·pher stə-ˈnä-grə-fər

: a writer of shorthand

: a person employed chiefly to take and transcribe dictation

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The stenographer then read Zambrano’s question aloud a second time. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026 Lidz was in Ireland and flew to California along with his daughter, Daisy, who acted as stenographer. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Only the grand jury, a court stenographer, the state attorney or assistant state attorney and witnesses are allowed in. — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stenographer

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1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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stenographer

noun

ste·nog·ra·pher stə-ˈnäg-rə-fər

: a writer of shorthand

: one employed chiefly to take and make a copy of dictation

stenographer

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