单词 | stenographer |
释义 | stenographer (once / 2978 pages) n A stenographer is someone who types what people say. You have to listen carefully and type very fast to be a stenographer. On TV shows, you may have noticed someone typing everything the judge, lawyers, and witnesses say in a courtroom. That's the stenographer. To be a stenographer, you have to type or write quickly and be skilled at shorthand. The act of taking dictation is referred to as stenography. Like a photographer captures images, a stenographer captures words. WORD FAMILYstenographer: stenographers+/stenographic: stenographically/stenography: stenographer, stenographic, stenographical USAGE EXAMPLESLater, while training to be a court stenographer, she served drinks at Karma, in the East Village. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) The three discussed the failures of the U.S. media, which so often acts as a stenographer to power. Salon(Nov 04, 2016) Fisher still has the telegram the FBI sent her in 1941, offering her a job as a stenographer. Washington Times(Oct 07, 2016) n someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) Syn|Hyper amanuensis, shorthand typist secretarial assistant, secretary an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization |
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