notetaker

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English

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Etymology

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From note +‎ taker.

Noun

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notetaker (plural notetakers)

  1. One who writes down notes.
    • 2007 October 6, Elaine Sciolino, “A Priest Methodically Reveals Ukrainian Jews’ Fate”, in New York Times[1]:
      Traveling with a team that includes two interpreters, a photographer, a cameraman, a ballistics specialist, a mapping expert and a notetaker, Father Desbois records all the stories on video, sometimes holding the microphone himself, and asking questions in simple language and a flat tone.
  2. An electronic device for notetaking, typically used by the disabled.
    • 2010, Tracy Lee Fitch, The Unstoppable Kitty Madison, page 15:
      I went to sit down at the student computer. I have an electronic braille notetaker that is very much like a computer for me. It is a small portable device that has a braille keypad.