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
• Navajo: naaltsoos ííłʼíní
• 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 (es) m, taquígrafa f
• Vietnamese: tốc kí viên

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